Geology of Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt
43
During the middle Maastrichtian time, the west Mawhub area was slightly uplifted
and due to the environmental changes, the Kharga Shale was laterally changed in
facies and become sandstone and sandy silt with limestone intercalations in which
the term Qur al-Malik Sandstone Member was applied. It is believed that this member
was deposited in an inner marine shelf.
6 Recommendation
It is recommended to study in detail the Duwi Formation as an extension of the
Phosphate bearing rock unit in Abu Tartur Phosphate Mining Project in Kharga
Oasis.
References
Abbas HL, Habib MM (1971) Stratigraphy of west Mawhoob area, South western Desert, Egypt.
Institute Desert d’Egypte, Bulletin 19(2):47–107
Awad GH, Ghobrial MG (1965) Zonal stratigraphy of the Kharga Oasis. Geological survey of Egypt,
Paper 34, 77 pp
Barthel KW, Herrmann-Degen W (1981) Late Cretaceous and early tertiary stratigraphy in the
great sand sea and its SE margins (Farafra and Dakhla Oasis). SW Desert, Egypt. Mitt Bayer
Staatssamml Fur Palaont Hist Geo 21:141–182, Munchen
Brooks I (1993) Geomorphic indicators of Holocene winds in Egypt’s Western Desert. Geomorphology 56:155–166
Conoco (1987) Geological map of Egypt, Sheet NG35 SE, Dakhla, 1:500,000
Edmonstone A (1824) Voyage à deux des oasis de la Haute Egypte, Nouv. Ann. des Voy. Paris,
tome XXI, 5–74 and 145–177
El-Azabi MH, El-Araby A (2000) Depositional cycles: an approach to the sequence stratigraphy
of the Dakhla Formation, west Dakhla- Farafra stretch, Western Desert. Egypt J Afr Earth Sci
30:971–996
El Deftar T, Issawi B, Abdallah AM (1978) Contributions to the geology of Abu Tartur and adjacent
areas: Western Desert Egypt. Ann Geol Surv Egypt 8:51–90
El Deftar T, Said M, Zaghloul EA (1970) Geology of Dakhla Oasis. Geological expedition 14/69,
Geological survey of Egypt. Internal report
El-Desoky H, El-Rahmany M, Farouk S, Khalil A, Fahmy W (2015) Geochemical characteristics
of goethite-bearing deposits in the Dakhla–Kharga Oases, Western Desert, Egypt. Int J Sci Eng
Appl Sci (IJSEAS) 1(8), November ISSN: 2395–3470
Embabi NS (2004) The geomorphology of Egypt land forms and evolution Volume I, Nile Valley
and the Western Desert. The Egyptian Geographical Society. Special publication. Cairo
Ghorab MA (1956) A summary of a proposed rock stratigraphic classification for the cretaceous
rocks in Egypt. Paper presented at the meeting of Geological Society Egypt, Cairo, June 12 1956
Haynes CV Jr, Mehringer PJ Jr, Zaghloul EA (1979) Pluvial lakes of northwestern Sudan. Geogr J
145:437–445
Hermina M (1990) The surroundings of Kharga, Dakhla and Farafra Oases. In: Said R (ed) The
geology of Egypt. Balkema, Rotterdam/Brookfield, pp 259–292
Hermina MH, Ghobrial MG, Issawi B (1961) The geology of the Dakhla area. Geological survey
of Egypt. 33 pp
43
During the middle Maastrichtian time, the west Mawhub area was slightly uplifted
and due to the environmental changes, the Kharga Shale was laterally changed in
facies and become sandstone and sandy silt with limestone intercalations in which
the term Qur al-Malik Sandstone Member was applied. It is believed that this member
was deposited in an inner marine shelf.
6 Recommendation
It is recommended to study in detail the Duwi Formation as an extension of the
Phosphate bearing rock unit in Abu Tartur Phosphate Mining Project in Kharga
Oasis.
References
Abbas HL, Habib MM (1971) Stratigraphy of west Mawhoob area, South western Desert, Egypt.
Institute Desert d’Egypte, Bulletin 19(2):47–107
Awad GH, Ghobrial MG (1965) Zonal stratigraphy of the Kharga Oasis. Geological survey of Egypt,
Paper 34, 77 pp
Barthel KW, Herrmann-Degen W (1981) Late Cretaceous and early tertiary stratigraphy in the
great sand sea and its SE margins (Farafra and Dakhla Oasis). SW Desert, Egypt. Mitt Bayer
Staatssamml Fur Palaont Hist Geo 21:141–182, Munchen
Brooks I (1993) Geomorphic indicators of Holocene winds in Egypt’s Western Desert. Geomorphology 56:155–166
Conoco (1987) Geological map of Egypt, Sheet NG35 SE, Dakhla, 1:500,000
Edmonstone A (1824) Voyage à deux des oasis de la Haute Egypte, Nouv. Ann. des Voy. Paris,
tome XXI, 5–74 and 145–177
El-Azabi MH, El-Araby A (2000) Depositional cycles: an approach to the sequence stratigraphy
of the Dakhla Formation, west Dakhla- Farafra stretch, Western Desert. Egypt J Afr Earth Sci
30:971–996
El Deftar T, Issawi B, Abdallah AM (1978) Contributions to the geology of Abu Tartur and adjacent
areas: Western Desert Egypt. Ann Geol Surv Egypt 8:51–90
El Deftar T, Said M, Zaghloul EA (1970) Geology of Dakhla Oasis. Geological expedition 14/69,
Geological survey of Egypt. Internal report
El-Desoky H, El-Rahmany M, Farouk S, Khalil A, Fahmy W (2015) Geochemical characteristics
of goethite-bearing deposits in the Dakhla–Kharga Oases, Western Desert, Egypt. Int J Sci Eng
Appl Sci (IJSEAS) 1(8), November ISSN: 2395–3470
Embabi NS (2004) The geomorphology of Egypt land forms and evolution Volume I, Nile Valley
and the Western Desert. The Egyptian Geographical Society. Special publication. Cairo
Ghorab MA (1956) A summary of a proposed rock stratigraphic classification for the cretaceous
rocks in Egypt. Paper presented at the meeting of Geological Society Egypt, Cairo, June 12 1956
Haynes CV Jr, Mehringer PJ Jr, Zaghloul EA (1979) Pluvial lakes of northwestern Sudan. Geogr J
145:437–445
Hermina M (1990) The surroundings of Kharga, Dakhla and Farafra Oases. In: Said R (ed) The
geology of Egypt. Balkema, Rotterdam/Brookfield, pp 259–292
Hermina MH, Ghobrial MG, Issawi B (1961) The geology of the Dakhla area. Geological survey
of Egypt. 33 pp