Facies Analysis and Geochemistry of Upper Cretaceous Carbonate Rocks, Wadi Feiran District, West Central Sinai, Egypt
The current study focuses on the geochemistry and facies analysis of the Upper Cretaceous carbonate rocks deposited in Wadi Feiran, West-Central Sinai, Egypt. The study area is defined by the careful petrographic and geochemical examination of four stratigraphic units, including Raha, Wata,...
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| author | Ahmed Shalaby Diaa Saadawi Sherif Kamel Atef Ibrahim |
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| description | The current study focuses on the geochemistry and facies analysis of the Upper Cretaceous carbonate rocks deposited in Wadi Feiran, West-Central Sinai, Egypt. The study area is defined by the careful petrographic and geochemical examination of four stratigraphic units, including Raha, Wata, Matulla, and Sudr formations. Ten microfacies types were recognized, listed from bottom to top; Fossiliferous-micrite, Bio-micrite, Pell-Bio-Micrite, Argillaceous Dolo-Biomicrite, Glauco- Dolo-Sparite, Glauco-Dolo-Microsparite, Dolo-Silty-Micrite, Bio- Pell-Sparite, Micrite and Foraminifera Biomicrite. The vertical distribution of these microfacies types indicates cyclic alternation between open and confined marine (bank interior deposits) deposition environments. The carbonate rocks were exposed to subaerial and submarine depositional settings diagenetically. The overflow dispersion of both main and minor components was determined by applying chemical and physicochemical parameter assessments to the selected samples. The review demonstrates that shallow sea conditions prevailed during the Upper Cretaceous. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce18ab8699e441dbbfe4380e81ae96d02022-12-22T03:32:57ZengUnion of Iraqi Geologists (UIG)Iraqi Geological Journal2414-60642663-87542022-06-01551F11910.46717/igj.55.1F.1Ms-2022-06-16Facies Analysis and Geochemistry of Upper Cretaceous Carbonate Rocks, Wadi Feiran District, West Central Sinai, EgyptAhmed ShalabyDiaa SaadawiSherif KamelAtef Ibrahim The current study focuses on the geochemistry and facies analysis of the Upper Cretaceous carbonate rocks deposited in Wadi Feiran, West-Central Sinai, Egypt. The study area is defined by the careful petrographic and geochemical examination of four stratigraphic units, including Raha, Wata, Matulla, and Sudr formations. Ten microfacies types were recognized, listed from bottom to top; Fossiliferous-micrite, Bio-micrite, Pell-Bio-Micrite, Argillaceous Dolo-Biomicrite, Glauco- Dolo-Sparite, Glauco-Dolo-Microsparite, Dolo-Silty-Micrite, Bio- Pell-Sparite, Micrite and Foraminifera Biomicrite. The vertical distribution of these microfacies types indicates cyclic alternation between open and confined marine (bank interior deposits) deposition environments. The carbonate rocks were exposed to subaerial and submarine depositional settings diagenetically. The overflow dispersion of both main and minor components was determined by applying chemical and physicochemical parameter assessments to the selected samples. The review demonstrates that shallow sea conditions prevailed during the Upper Cretaceous.https://igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/922 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Shalaby Diaa Saadawi Sherif Kamel Atef Ibrahim Facies Analysis and Geochemistry of Upper Cretaceous Carbonate Rocks, Wadi Feiran District, West Central Sinai, Egypt Iraqi Geological Journal |
| title | Facies Analysis and Geochemistry of Upper Cretaceous Carbonate Rocks, Wadi Feiran District, West Central Sinai, Egypt |
| title_full | Facies Analysis and Geochemistry of Upper Cretaceous Carbonate Rocks, Wadi Feiran District, West Central Sinai, Egypt |
| title_fullStr | Facies Analysis and Geochemistry of Upper Cretaceous Carbonate Rocks, Wadi Feiran District, West Central Sinai, Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facies Analysis and Geochemistry of Upper Cretaceous Carbonate Rocks, Wadi Feiran District, West Central Sinai, Egypt |
| title_short | Facies Analysis and Geochemistry of Upper Cretaceous Carbonate Rocks, Wadi Feiran District, West Central Sinai, Egypt |
| title_sort | facies analysis and geochemistry of upper cretaceous carbonate rocks wadi feiran district west central sinai egypt |
| url | https://igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/922 |
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