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
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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: