Egypts area of cultivable land is small, but very fertile. The discovery of zohr gas field in egypt august 2015 what do we know about the zohr field. An understanding of egypts geology will enrich the visit of every tourist, and bonnie sampsells geology of egypt offers an excellent in depth treatment with explanations that are measured and clear. Beneath this lies a bed of sandstone, and this earlier sandstone is the surface rock in nubia and southern upper egypt, as far north as the area between edfu and luxor. This book offers a concise overview of the geology of egypt in the context of the geology of the arab region and northeast africa, discusses the paleozoicmesozoiccenozoic tectonics and structural evolution of egypt and highlights the red sea tectonics and the gulf of. Vol 140, issue 3562 05 april 1963 thank you for your interest in spreading the word about science. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Egypt is primarily a land of deserts and mountains, the habitable nile valley and delta occupying less than 5 percent of the country. I have deemed it advisable to preface this paper with a brief notice of the geographical position, extent, and more prominent physical features of egypt, remarking at the same time that although much still remains to be done in this most interesting, and comparatively unexplored field for the geologist, yet it may not be wholly. A dedicated chapter discusses the paleozoicmesozoiccenozoic tectonics and structural evolution of egypt. The geology of egypt includes rocks from archaean early proterozoic times onwards. The separation of the two continents caused the form and geographical shape of sinai the way it looks today. Structure and tectonics of the southern gebel duwi area eastern desert of egypt by michael james valentine contribution no.
Egypt is one of nearly 200 countries illustrated on our blue ocean laminated map of the world. Schematic geological map of egypt with location of the main ancient quarry sites. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of the h. Geology of cairo, egypt environmental and engineering. Introduction to the special issue on the phanerozoic geology of egypt in honor of professor mohamed elbahay issawi. This updated and expanded edition of the geology of egypt. This book offers a concise overview of the geology of egypt in the context of the. Stratigraphy, facies, and depositional environments of the.
A layer of limestone covers most of the surface of modern egypt. Throughout the country this older basement is overlain by palaeozoic sedimentary rocks. Origin and tectonic setting of the late neoproterozoic dokhan volcanics ca. Geology and earth science news, articles, photos, maps and. Geology department, faculty of science, tanta university 2. These oldest rocks are found as inliers in egypts western desert. Pdf on aug 18, 2019, abd elaziz khairy abd elaal and others published the geology of egypt find, read and cite all the research you need on. The western desert of egypt comprises the area west of the river nile and delta. Sampsell takes her readers on a downriver journey from lake nasser to alexandria, describing the geology encountered along the way. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western canada. An introductory chapter on history of geological research in egypt sheds much light on the stages before and after the. Treating the geology of egypt and libya as one entity, this unquestionably thorough text is divided into six parts covering the following key areas.
An introductory chapter on history of geological research in egypt sheds much light on the stages before and after the establishment of egyptian geological survey. Elnozahy location egypt forms the northeastern corner of africa it lies between longitudes. A dedicated chapter discusses the paleozoicmesozoic. Implementation of a proposed program of superdeep drilling in the u. Geology has shaped the coast of saudi arabia, egypt, sudan, etc.
Building stones and clayrich nile mud were ancient egypts main raw construction materials. The geological society of egypt is oldest and the largest society for the geosciences in egypt. The building stones of ancient egypt a gift of its geology. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. There is no part of egypt where agriculture is possible with the help of irrigation. Lithostratigraphy, petrography, basement complex abstract. The journal geology publishes timely, innovative, and provocative articles relevant to its international audience, representing research from all fields of the geosciences. Ancient egypt was regarded by evers 1929 as the stateoutofstonebecausestonewasthemostimpor tant raw material used. Satellite remote sensing applications in geology, land use, and mineral exploration in egypt and sudan from. The first page of the pdf of this article appears above. Part i, from the close of the precambrian episodes to the end of the cretaceous period. In contrast, the rocks of the eastern desert are largely late proterozoic in age.
It extends km from the mediterranean sea to the sudanese border in the south and 600 km to 800 km from the nile valley to the libyan border in the west figure 1. It includes country boundaries, major cities, major mountains in shaded relief, ocean depth in blue color gradient, along with many other features. Pages in category geology of egypt the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Geological and stratigraphical studies on the subsurface sequence in gibb afia2 well, northern western desert, egypt akmal m. History of geology in egypt earth sciences history. Most of this land is located for the most part along the nile and in the delta. Geology of egypt 1962, and up to the late 1980s in the second edition of his book said. Although the ancient egyptians lived on only a small fraction of the land, they made extensive use of resources from the less hospitable areas, exploiting the opportunities and adjusting to the constraints of their physical environment. Abu roash anticline aswan ataqa baharia bands basalt basement basin beadnell blocks cairo calcareous carboniferous cenomanian central sinai chalk clastic dakhla shale deposits depression dikes dolomites drilled east eastern egypt eocene eocene rocks esna shale. Results of the special research project geoscientific problems in arid and semiarid areas. The story of cairos geology is less wellknown than that of most capital cities.
Add any book, paper, research, site about geology specially of egypt. Almost every piece of land grows at least two crops a year. A travelers handbook describes these features and more, providing a guide for the visitor to egypt interested in learning about its history from a different perspective. Madani, mohamed ahmed, bassam abdellatif, yasser m. You will notice that there is a strange v shaped feature of. Large accumulation 30 tcf of gas in a miocene carbonate reef reservoir. The presence of high quality reef reservoir was a surprise to the industry because. One week ago, egypt independent joined american oil geologist bill bosworth and egyptologist ahmed seddik on a tour of what seddik called egypts grand canyon, wadi degla. While the mud was easily accessible along the nile river valley, the immense quantities of the different stone materials used for construction of the.
Stratigraphy, facies, and depositional environments of the paleogene sediments in cairosuez district, egypt e. This richly illustrated book offers a concise overview of the geology of egypt in the context of the geology of the arab region and northeast africa. It bounded by mediterranean sea to the north, red sea to the east, sudan to the south and libya. The book starts with the precambrian geology of egypt, in terms of lithostratigraphy and classifications, structural and tectonic framework, crustal evolution and metamorphic belts. The engineering geology of cairo, egypt, is essentially influenced by the quaternary alluvial deposits of the river nile and the adjacent desert dry streams, as well as by the tertiary shallow marine carbonates of the ancient mediterranean sea and the terrestrial quartzitic sandstone. Media in category geology of egypt the following 54 files are in this category, out of 54 total. When one thinks about egypt, what comes to our mind. On the geology of egypt journal of the geological society. This map shows a combination of political and physical features. We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to.
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