M'Bya South Gabon Subbasin Central Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Province:
Gabon General lithology
Type Locality and Naming
Column: South Gabon Subbasin Central
Lithology and Thickness
M'Bya Fm:
THICKNESS = Melania Group totals >1200mCALIBRATION = 8% up in the Barremian.
REFERENCE = U.S. Geological Survey "Geology and Total Petroleum Systems of the West-Central Coastal Province (7203), West Africa" Bulleton 2207-B
THICKNESS = Melania Group totals >1200mCALIBRATION = 8% up in the Barremian.
REFERENCE = U.S. Geological Survey "Geology and Total Petroleum Systems of the West-Central Coastal Province (7203), West Africa" Bulleton 2207-B
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Hauterivian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.92
Beginning date (Ma):
127.00
Ending stage:
Barremian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.41
Ending date (Ma):
124.41
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 8.5 lat: -2.5
Compiler: