Egypt's Western Desert and its regional geologic setting.
WEBEgyptian Western Desert includes all the land west of the Nile Delta, Nile River, and Lake Nasser to the border with Libya (Fig. 2).
The White Desert, Egypt | Geology, Formation - Geology Science
WEBAug 17, 2023 · The White Desert, also known as the Sahara el Beyda, is a unique and otherworldly landscape located in western Egypt. The desert’s landscape is characterized by its striking white rock formations that have been sculpted into various shapes by centuries of wind and sand erosion.
Geology of Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt | SpringerLink
WEBMar 9, 2021 · The geomorphology of the area is under different geomorphic zones namely the Northern Plateau, the Scarp Face, the Pediment, Gabal Edmonstone, Dakhla Depression and Playa. The stratigraphy of the area is characterized by the exposed rock unit ranging in age from Upper Cretaceous to Lower Eocene and Quaternary.
Geology of Egypt - Wikipedia
WEBThe geology of Egypt includes rocks from Archaean - early Proterozoic times onwards. These oldest rocks are found as inliers in Egypt ’s Western Desert. In contrast, the rocks of the Eastern Desert are largely late Proterozoic in age.
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WEBNov 7, 2019 · From a simplified geological point of view, the soils of the Western Desert and of the northern part of the Eastern Desert are predominantly carbonates whose formation dates back to the Eocene...
Structural setting and tectonic evolution of the Bahariya …
WEBJan 1, 2003 · The Bahariya Oasis is a large, oval-shaped NE-oriented depression in the north-central part of the Western Desert of Egypt (Figures 1 and 2). It has a surface area of about 1,800 sq km and is surrounded by plateaus at about 250 m above sea level.
Geology of Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt - ResearchGate
WEBMar 9, 2021 · Here we describe an associated partial postcranial skeleton of a new titanosaurian taxon from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Quseir Formation of the Kharga Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt.
The sediment source and formation mechanism of the Paleozoic …
WEB1 day ago · The Western Desert in Egypt is currently the largest oil-producing basin in Egypt, with a production rate of 1.9 million barrels of oil per day (BOPD, Hassan et al., 2023).In the past 10 years, the primary producing layers in the Western Desert have transitioned from the Cretaceous to the Cretaceous–Jurassic–Paleozoic.
Wrench tectonics of Abu Gharadig Basin, Western Desert, Egypt: …
WEBSep 13, 2017 · Regarding to the Egyptian Western Desert, the dextral wrench tectonics are evident due to the movement of the African Plate relative to the Laurasian Plate, affecting the Upper Cretaceous sedimentary succession in the northern part of the Egyptian Western Desert.
Geological heritage of the Bahariya and Farafra oases, the …
WEBApr 1, 2016 · The geological heritage of the central Western Desert of Egypt was established on three areas, namely the Bahariya Oasis, the Farafra Oasis and vicinities, and the area between the noted oases (chiefly along the road connecting these oases).