Tiguentourine Fezzan Basin Fm
Period:
Permian
Age Interval:
Province:
Libya
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Fezzan Basin
Lithology and Thickness
Tiguentourine Fm LITHOLOGY= Represents the final regression event of the Carboniferous sedimentation. Reddish dolomitic claystones with interbedded gypsum and thin beds of limestone and dolomite. Some regions contain a massive bed of gypsum in the middle of the unit. CALIBRATION = Base of Permian. 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:
Clayey limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Asselian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0
Beginning date (Ma):
298.89
Ending stage:
Anisian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0
Ending date (Ma):
246.70
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 15 lat: 28
Compiler: