Facies and sedimentary development of dominantly siliciclastic Late Neogene sediments, Hamata area, Red Sea coast, Egypt.
THE AREA WEST OF HAMATA BETWEEN WADI RANGA AND WADI UM GHAZAL, EXPOSES THE COMPLETE NEOGENE SECTION. HOWEVER OUTCROPS OF LOWER AND MIDDLE MIOCENE ARE LIMITED TO A NARROW BELT IN THE NORTH, WHERAS THE REST OF THE AREA IS EXTENSIVELY COVERED BY THE U. MIOCENE-PLIOCENE SILICICLASTICS OF THE MERSA ALAM FORMATION. THE PLIOCENE CARBONATES OF THE SHAGRA FORMATION ARE ... Read more