Facies and sedimentary evolution of syn rift Middle Miocene-Pliocene sediments of Wadi Queih-wadi Um Aish area, south of Safaga, Red Sea
THE MIDDLE MIOCENE-PLIOCENE SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE CROPPING OUT IN THE AREA BETWEEN WADI QUEIH AND WADI UM AISH (SOUTH SAFAGA) IS SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE UNITS: 1- UM MAHARA FM., 2- ABU DABBAB FORMATION, 3- UM GHEIG FM., 4- MARSA ALAM FM., AND 5- SHAGRA FM. DEVELOMENT OF THESE SEDIMENTS CLEARLY REFLECTS FOUR MAJOR STAGES OF TECTONO-SEDIMENTARY EVOLUTION. IN THE FIRST STAGE ... Read more