Sedimentological and Stratigraphical Studies - On the Area South West of Gebel Ataqa, Gulf of Suez, Egypt

The Middle Eocene limestone succession (of Lutetian age) exposed at the area extends along the Western side of Gulf of Suez to the south western scarp of Gabel Ataqa, including Gabel Kahylia to the north and Gabel Okheider to the south, is differentiated from base to top into: Minia Formation and Mokattam Formation. The detailed petrographic analyses of 170 samples taken from two measured, stratigraphic sections in the study area, have led to the recognition of six main types of limestone depositional facies comprising 16 microfacies types. They are: Packstone - to gainstone (30%), grainstone (28%), packstone (22.4%), wackestone- to packstone (15%), wackestone (2.8%) and lime -mud to wackestone (1.8%).

About the author

Hassan Soltan Hassan Mohamed ha conoscenze in industria del cemento, sedimentologia, geochimica e geopolimeri. Laurea magistrale in Geologia (Rocce sedimentarie).

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• Authors: Mahmoud Ahmed Essa, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Essa, DSc Eng Hassan Solta Hassan, DSc Eng Hassan Soltan Hassan, DSc. Eng. Hassan Soltan Hassan, Prof Dr M El-Younsy, Ahmed-Reda M. El-Younsy, Prof. Dr. Ahmed-Reda M. El-Younsy, Ahmed-Reda M. El- Younsy
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2019
• EAN: 9783330083639
• ISBN: 978-3-33-008363-9
• No. of pages: 124
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 203 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology