Late Oligocene lacustrine deposition of the Sodmin Formation, Abu Hammad Basin, Red Sea, Egypt: sedimentology and factors controlling palustrine carbonates
THE LATE OLIGOCENE LACUSTRINE SEQUENCE OF THE SODMIN FORMATION IS EXPOSED IN THE ABU HAMMAD BASIN, 27 KM WEST OF HAMRAWEIN. THE SODMIN FORMATION COMPRISES TWO MAIN LITHOSTRATIGRAPHICAL UNITS THAT ARE INTERPRETED TO REPRESENT THE INFILLING OF A CLOSED LAKE LOCATED WITHIN A DEXTRAL SHEAR SETTING THAT DEVELOPED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EARLIEST STAGE OF RIFTING OF THE RED SEA. ... Read more