Dur Al Abd Tripolitania And Sirte Basin Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Province:
Libya
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Tripolitania And Sirte Basin
Lithology and Thickness
Dur Al Abd Fm LITHOLOGY= Limestone with interbedded gypsum and claystone. CALIBRATION = Base of the Oligocene (Rupelian). 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:
Gypsiferous claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Rupelian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0
Beginning date (Ma):
33.90
Ending stage:
Rupelian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1
Ending date (Ma):
27.29
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 19 lat: 29
Compiler: