Rudeis Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Burdigalian - Aquitanian, Eg1
Province:
Egypt Gulf of Suez
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Egypt Gulf of Suez; Upper Rudeis Mbr, Lower Rudeis Mbr
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Upper Rudeis Mbr: Greenish gray to brownish shales and marls; marked by limestone buildups which locally contain corals at the shoreline, pelagic micritic limestones deposited on basement and in basement fractures. Lower Rudeis Mbr: Greenish gray to brownish shales and marls; shallow, more calcareous, sandy sediments, high sand content.
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Nukhul Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Kareem Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Burdigalian - Aquitanian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.7
Beginning date (Ma):
21.23
Ending stage:
Burdigalian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.95
Ending date (Ma):
16.21
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13. no. 4. Schütz, 1994, Pg 92