Chameau Mort Sandstone Tripolitania And Sirte Basin Fm
Period:
Jurassic
Age Interval:
Province:
Libya
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Tripolitania And Sirte Basin
Lithology and Thickness
Chameau Mort Sandstone Fm LITHOLOGY= USGS chart places this unnamed formation at the base of the Malm Stage, in the Upper Jurassic. This name is not currently used when classifying this bed. It is now considered part of the Kikla Formation, along with the previously named Giosc Shale. This unit is cross-bedded continental sandstone with occasional claystone bands, marking a deposition of subaerial origin close to the shoreline CALIBRATION = Base of Late Jurassic (Oxfordian). 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:
Sandy claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Oxfordian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0
Beginning date (Ma):
161.53
Ending stage:
Berriasian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0
Ending date (Ma):
143.10
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 19 lat: 29
Compiler: