Evolution of Quaternary rift sediments in relation to the tectonic framework of the Egyptian Red Sea coastal area.
THE QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS OUTCROPPING ALONG EGYPTIAN COAST OF THE RED SEA AREA ARE REPRESENTED BY A SERIES OF TERRACES INCLUDING A SEQUENCE OF MIXED SILICICLASTICS, REEFAL CARBONATES AND EVAPORITES. IN ADDITION TO SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, TWO MAIN FACTORS CAUSED THE RAPID FACIES VARIATIONS OF THESE SEDIMENTS. THESE ARE THE EASTERLY TRENDING TECTONICALLY-CONTROLLED WADIS AND FRACTURES AND THE ... Read more