Upper Clastic Division Gr
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Rupelian - Holocene, Eg2
Province:
Egypt general
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Egypt general; Consists of Gebel Ahmar Sands Fm, Moghra Fm, Marmarica Limestone Fm, Pliocene limestone, Alluvium
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Consists of Gebel Ahmar Sands Fm, Moghra Fm, Marmarica Limestone Fm, Pliocene limestone, Alluvium
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Middle Calcareous Division Gr (Maadi Fm)
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates this is the youngest unit in Egypt
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Rupelian - Holocene,
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Rupelian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
33.90
Ending stage:
Holocene
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
0.00
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.