Awaynat Wanin Fezzan Basin Fm
Period:
Devonian
Age Interval:
Province:
Libya
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Fezzan Basin
Lithology and Thickness
Awaynat Wanin Fm LITHOLOGY= Repeated cyclothems of ferruginous and gypsiferous claystones, siltstones, and sandstones, which suggest a deltaic depositiona environment, and reworked by storms and tides. The sandstones are frequently cross-bedded. Fossiliferous. CALIBRATION = Base of Givetian. REFERENCE = Chart derived from: USGS Correlation Chart and Columnar Section for Rocks in Libya, 1963. Descriptions from: Hallet, Don: Petroleum Geology of Libya, 2002.
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Givetian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0
Beginning date (Ma):
385.30
Ending stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0
Ending date (Ma):
359.30
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 15 lat: 28
Compiler: