Tmed al Ksour Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Lutetian – Bartonian, Lb1
Province:
Libya
Type Locality and Naming
Lithology and Thickness
White chalky limestone that is highly porous and often cavernous.
Lithology Pattern:
Chalk
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Al Gata Chalk Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Qararat al Jifah Marl Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Faunal fossils include gastropods and pelecypods.
Age
Lutetian – Bartonian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Lutetian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.5
Beginning date (Ma):
44.55
Ending stage:
Bartonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
37.71
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Chart derived from: USGS Correlation Chart and Columnar Section for Rocks in Libya, 1963. Descriptions from: Hallet, Don: Petroleum Geology of Libya, 2002.