Thebes Fm

Period:

Paleogene

Age Interval:

Ypresian – Lutetian, Eg (1,2)

Province:
Egypt Gulf of Suez, Egypt general

Type Locality and Naming

Column: Egypt Gulf of Suez, Column: Egypt general; Middle formation in Middle Calcareous Division Gr in Egypt general

Synonym:

Lithology and Thickness

It is divided into Facies A is composed of pelagic, argillaceous, bituminous, dark brown limestones with abundant foraminifera. Facies B is pelagic, cream-colored, cherty foraminiferal limestone with abundant chert as nodules and bands, and is locally butimunous. Facies C is a pelagic, cream-colored, chalky foraminiferal limestone. Facies D is made up of tidal or shoal dolomites with sabkha anhydrites.

Lithology Pattern:

Dolomite

Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Esna Fm

Upper contact

Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Abu Zenima Fm in Egypt Gulf of Suez. In Egypt general, it is Minia Fm

Regional extent

GeoJSON

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Fossils

Age

Ypresian – Lutetian

Age Span:

Beginning stage:

Ypresian

Fraction up in beginning stage:

0.1

Beginning date (Ma):

55.21

Ending stage:

Lutetian

Fraction up in the ending stage:

1.0

Ending date (Ma):

41.03

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