Kikla And Cabao Tripolitania And Sirte Basin Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Province:
Libya
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Tripolitania And Sirte Basin
Lithology and Thickness
Kikla and Cabao Fm LITHOLOGY= Also spelled "Chicla" and "Kabaw" formations, this unit has been redefined to include the underlying Chameau Mort Sandstone and a Giosc Shale unit, due to much controversy over an unconformity below the Sidi as Sid formation. Composed of mudstone, sandstones, and conglomerates which were most likely deposited in a braided river system carrying high sediment loads. Cross-bedding is common. Poorly cemented. CALIBRATION = Base of Berrasian. 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:
Berriasian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0
Beginning date (Ma):
143.10
Ending stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0
Ending date (Ma):
100.50
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 19 lat: 29
Compiler: