Treating the geology of Egypt and Libya as one entity, this text covers the tectonic framework of the two countries and their main tectonic elements. It discusses the stratigraphy of Libya and the Phanerozoic stratigraphy of Egypt, with a review of the stratigraphic nomenclature. The book provides a synthesis of the geological evolution of Egypt and Libya, and how this fits into global tectonics and sea-level fluctuations. It includes a bibliographic list of more than 2000 references that guide readers to further information. The book is for senior undergraduate and graduate students,…mehr
Treating the geology of Egypt and Libya as one entity, this text covers the tectonic framework of the two countries and their main tectonic elements. It discusses the stratigraphy of Libya and the Phanerozoic stratigraphy of Egypt, with a review of the stratigraphic nomenclature. The book provides a synthesis of the geological evolution of Egypt and Libya, and how this fits into global tectonics and sea-level fluctuations. It includes a bibliographic list of more than 2000 references that guide readers to further information. The book is for senior undergraduate and graduate students, professional geologists and geophysicists who are working in North Africa and the Middle East. It is ideally suited for any professional who is looking for a quick, round-up reference on the geology of Egypt and Libya.
Ed Tawadros, Ph.D., P. Geol., is an international geological consultant presently based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He received a B.A.Sc. degree in geology from Ain Shams University, Cairo, in 1968, followed by a post-graduate Diploma in applied geology from Cairo University, an M.Sc. degree in geology from Université de Montréal, Canada and a Ph.D. in geology from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Since graduation he has worked for a number of consulting and major oil companies, including the General Petroleum Company, Cairo, Egypt, Robertsen Research Company, Canadian Superior Oil, and Mobil Oil Company, Calgary, Canada, and Sirte Oil Company, Libya. He has authored and co-authored a number of papers, including the chapter on the Middle Cambrian to Lower Ordovician in the Geoligical Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. He is a member of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) and the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA).
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Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Tectonic framework of Egypt and Libya * 1. Introduction; Part 2: Nubian-African Shield * 2. Nubian-African Shield; Part 3: Phanerozoic geology of Egypt * 3. Introduction; * 4. Paleozoic; * 5. Mesozoic; * 6. Succession across the Maastrichtian-tertiary boundary; * 7. Tertiary; * 8. Tertiary-Quaternary; Part 4: Phanerozoic geology of Libya * 9. Introduction; * 10. Paleozoic; * 11. Mesozoic; * 12. Tertiary; * 13. Quaternary; Part 5: Phanerozoic geological history * 14. Introduction; * 15. Phanerozoic; * 16. Lower megasequence; * 17. Middle megasequence; * 18. Upper megasequence; References; Subject index.
