Como North Gabon Subbasin West Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Province:
Gabon General lithology
Type Locality and Naming
Column: North Gabon Subbasin West
Lithology and Thickness
Como Fm:
LITHOLOGY = The Como formation is 500 m thick, consisting of sandstone, dolomite, shale, and organic-rich shale. The Como Formation is equivalent to the Gamba Formation of the South Gabon subbasin
CALIBRATION = 41% up in the Aptian.
REFERENCE = Figure 10, U.S. Geological Survey "Geology and Total Petroleum Systems of the West-Central Coastal Province (7203), West Africa" Bulleton 2207-B
LITHOLOGY = The Como formation is 500 m thick, consisting of sandstone, dolomite, shale, and organic-rich shale. The Como Formation is equivalent to the Gamba Formation of the South Gabon subbasin
CALIBRATION = 41% up in the Aptian.
REFERENCE = Figure 10, U.S. Geological Survey "Geology and Total Petroleum Systems of the West-Central Coastal Province (7203), West Africa" Bulleton 2207-B
Lithology Pattern:
Dolomite
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Aptian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.32
Beginning date (Ma):
118.78
Ending stage:
Aptian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.5
Ending date (Ma):
117.30
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 7.5 lat: 0
Compiler: