Kissenda Shale South Gabon Subbasin West Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Province:
Gabon General lithology
Type Locality and Naming
Column: South Gabon Subbasin West
Lithology and Thickness
Kissenda Shale Fm:
THICKNESS = Kissenda Shale formation totals 1000mCALIBRATION = 72% up in the Neocomian.
REFERENCE = U.S. Geological Survey "Geology and Total Petroleum Systems of the West-Central Coastal Province (7203), West Africa" Bulleton 2207-B
THICKNESS = Kissenda Shale formation totals 1000mCALIBRATION = 72% up in the Neocomian.
REFERENCE = U.S. Geological Survey "Geology and Total Petroleum Systems of the West-Central Coastal Province (7203), West Africa" Bulleton 2207-B
Lithology Pattern:
Claystone
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:
0.98
Beginning date (Ma):
137.79
Ending stage:
Hauterivian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.37
Ending date (Ma):
130.32
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 7.5 lat: -2.5
Compiler: