Southwest Sinai ==> Ataqa (Abu Thora) Formation Flashcards
1
Q
Author
A
Kostandi 1959
2
Q
Age
Thickness
A
Lower Carboniferous
200m
3
Q
Type Section
A
Ataqa 1 well
4
Q
Lithology
A
White to gray medium-grained kaolinitic sandstone
intercalated with clay beds
5
Q
Boundaries
A
Overlies Conformity in the Um Boma formation and is topped by basaltic flow
6
Q
Distribution
A
Gulf of Suez
7
Q
Faunal content and environment of deposition
A
Trilobite trace Cruziana costata, plant Lepidodendron africanus and L.rhodenum