Facies and depositional Environments of U. Pliocene-Pleistocene Nile sediments Around Sohag Area, Nile Valley, Egypt
THE U. PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE NILE SEDIMENTS CROPPING OUT AROUND SOHAG AREA CONSTITUTE THREE TERRACES THAT COULD BE SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR LITHOFACIES: FACIES A: DOMINANTLY FLOOD PLAIN FINE SILICICLASTICS SEDIMENTS (THE LOWER PART OF THE HIGHST TERRACE) FACIES B: MIXED COARSE CLASTICS-CARBONATES AND DOMINANT FINE SILICICLASTICS DEPOSITED IN LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENTS (THE UPPER PART OF THE HIGHST TERRACE) FACIES D: DOMINANTLY FLOOD PLAIN ... Read more