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Eghei Sandstone Cyrenaica Basin Formation
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Eghei Sandstone Cyrenaica Basin Fm base reconstruction

Eghei Sandstone Cyrenaica Basin Fm


Period: 
Cambrian

Age Interval: 

Province: 
Libya

Type Locality and Naming

Column: Cyrenaica Basin

Lithology and Thickness

Eghei Sandstone Fm LITHOLOGY= Conglomeritic base layer overlain by cross-bedded sandstone CALIBRATION = Base of the Cambrian. 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: 
Coarse-grained sandstone

Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

Upper contact

Regional extent


GeoJSON

{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"type":"MultiPolygon","coordinates":[[[[24,28],[23,27],[24,26],[25,27],[24,28]]]]}}

Fossils


Age 


Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Fortunian

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0

    Beginning date (Ma): 
538.80

    Ending stage: 
Dapingian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
0

    Ending date (Ma):  
471.26

Depositional setting


Depositional pattern:  

Additional Information

long: 24 lat: 27

Compiler: