Soku Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Province:
Western Africa: Niger Delta
Type Locality and Naming
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Channel complex. This formation seems to be part of the Agbada Gr.
[Figure: Stratigraphic data sheet (west and east halves combined) of the Niger Delta.]
Lithology Pattern:
clayey sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Lower part of the Agbada Gr.
Upper contact
Upper part of the Agbada Gr.
Regional extent
Niger Delta. The geo-josn is left empty on purpose because this channel complex formation seems to be local and doesn’t last long in age span.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Serravallian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.75
Beginning date (Ma):
12.17
Ending stage:
Serravallian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1
Ending date (Ma):
11.63
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Rebecca Bobick (and Wen Du), modified from Reijers, T.J.A., "stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Niger Delta", Geologos, 2011, 17(3): 133-162