Southwest Sinai ==> Naqus Formation Flashcards
1
Q
Author
A
Hassan 1967
2
Q
Age
Thickness
A
Cambrian
315 m
3
Q
Type Section
A
G,Naqus at G.Araba
4
Q
Lithology
A
White Cross bedded sandstone == Glass sand
5
Q
Boundaries
A
Overlies conformity in the Araba formation and underlies disconformity in younger unites
(Durba, UmBogma. Mahla formations)
6
Q
Distribution
A
West Sinai and northeastern Desert at
(G.Zait , and Wadi Dakhla)
7
Q
Faunal content and environment of deposition:
A
Glacial environment.
8
Q
The Naqus Formation is equivalent to
A
the Nubia C in the subsurface Gulf of Suez
