Surficial calcareous crust of caliche type along the Red Sea coast, Egypt

Autor:	S. M. Abdel Wahab, M. M. El Aref, Salah El-dein Ahmed
Rok vydání:	1985
Předmět:	Caliche Geochemistry General Earth and Planetary Sciences Crust Sedimentology Structural geology Geomorphology Calcareous Mineral resource classification Geology Deposition (geology) Diagenesis
Zdroj:	Geologische Rundschau. 74:155-163
ISSN:	1432-1149 0016-7835
DOI:	10.1007/bf01764577
Popis:	Karstified features and surficial calcareous crust (caliche) develop on the upper most surfaces of the Middle Miocene rocks in the area between Quseir and Mersa Alam along the Red Sea coast, Egypt. Detailed studies of the caliche profile revealed various textures and fabrics denoting a cyclicity in deposition as well as diagenetic differentiation crystallization and deformation. The occurrence of these caliche deposits suggest that the Middle Miocene rocks in the study area have been subjected to alternating periods of rainfall and intense evaporation.
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