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Malha Egypt Gulf Of Suez Formation
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Malha Egypt Gulf Of Suez Fm base reconstruction

Malha Egypt Gulf Of Suez Fm


Period: 
Jurassic

Age Interval: 

Province: 
Egypt

Type Locality and Naming

Column: Egypt Gulf Of Suez

Lithology and Thickness

Malha Fm LITHOLOGY= Also known as Nubia "A" Formation; composed of medium to coarse, cross-bedded red sandstones of a braided-river environment, with occasional shale and rare limestone layers. CALIBRATION = 75% up in the Kimmeridgian.. REFERENCE =

Lithology Pattern: 
Clayey sandstone

Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

Upper contact

Regional extent


GeoJSON

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Fossils


Age 


Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Kimmeridgian

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.7

    Beginning date (Ma): 
150.90

    Ending stage: 
Albian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
0.7

    Ending date (Ma):  
104.31

Depositional setting


Depositional pattern:  

Additional Information

long: 34 lat: 28

Compiler: