El Adeb Larache Fm
Period:
Carboniferous.
Age Interval:
Moscovian.
Province:
Oued Mya Basin
Type Locality and Naming
Synonym:
References: Klett, 2000.
Lithology and Thickness
The El Adeb Larache Fm. is made up of limestone, gypsum, and mudstone, and is the lateral equivalent of the lower part of the Dembaba Fm. of the Ghadames Basin and Murzuq Basin (Klett, 2000).
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
It conformably overlies the Oubarakat Fm.
Upper contact
It is conformably overlain by the Tiguentourine Fm.
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Moscovian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.00
Beginning date (Ma):
315.15
Ending stage:
Moscovian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
307.02
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Enam O. Obiosio, Solomon Joshua Avong and Henry Nasir Suleiman (2024) - Stratigraphic Lexicon compiled from the following books:Baouche, R., Ganguli, S. S., Sen, S., Radwan A. E. (2023): Assessment of reservoir stress state and its implications for Paleozoic tight oil reservoir development in the Oued Mya Basin, northeastern Algerian Sahara. Geosystems and Geoenvironment 2: pp.1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geogeo.2022.100112Fadila B. (2004): Reservoir Characterization and Reservoir Modeling in the Northwestern Part of Hassi Massaoud Field Algeria. A PhD thesis at the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
T.R. Klett (2000): Total Petroleum Systems of the Trias/Ghadames Province, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya - The Tanezzuft-Oued Mya, Tanezzuft-Melrhir, and Tanezzuft-Ghadames. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 2202-C.
Kraouia et al., (2023): Ordovician–Upper Silurian–Triassic Petroleum System Assessment in the Chotts Area. In S. Khomsi and F. Roure (eds.), Geology of North Africa and the Mediterranean: Sedimentary Basins and Georesources, Regional Geology Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18747-6_7