Paleocene stratigraphy in Egypt

S Farouk - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Egyptian Paleocene is widely distributed with vertical and lateral facies
changes geographically separated and subject to different tectonic and sedimentary …

Upper Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the Galala Plateaux, western side of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

S Farouk - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Based on the study of lithology, biostratigraphy and analysis of facies, this study deduces the
occurrence of nine third-order Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Maastrichtian) depositional …

Geochemical characterization of Upper Cretaceous organic-rich deposits: Insights from the Azraq Basin in Jordan

D Fathy, S Farouk, A Qteishat, F Ahmad, M Sami… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cretaceous sedimentary successions in Jordan are among the most promising
unconventional global petroleum resources. The Upper Cretaceous deposits in the Azraq …

Calcareous Nannofossils Biostratigraphy of Late Cretaceous–Paleocene Successions from Northern Jordan and Their Implications for Basin Analysis

A Hussein, OM Al-Tarawneh, M Alqudah - Geosciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Local geological and tectonic processes have been pivotal in shaping the diverse
sedimentation patterns observed in Jordan, forming sub-basins characterized by elevated …

Benthic foraminiferal response to relative sea-level changes in the Maastrichtian–Danian succession at the Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

S Farouk, S Jain - Geological Magazine, 2018 - cambridge.org
The Maastrichtian–Danian benthic foraminiferal diversity and assemblages through
sequence stratigraphy were studied at Dakhla Oasis, Egypt. Benthic foraminifera numbers …

Lithofacies types, mineralogical assemblages and depositional model of the Maastrichtian–Danian successions in the Western Desert of Iraq and eastern Jordan

IQ Mohammed, S Farouk, A Mousa, FA Lawa - Journal of African Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
An integrated lithofacies and mineralogical assemblage was used to describe a depositional
model and sequence stratigraphic framework of the Maastrichtian–Danian succession in the …

Oil shales from the K-Pg boundary interval of Jordan–Climate controlled archives of surface and bottom water conditions in a shelf setting

VM Giraldo-Gómez, J Mutterlose, I Beik… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
We integrate previously published data from geochemistry, clay mineralogy, and benthic
foraminifera with new findings from calcareous nannofossils and the sulfur content to …

[PDF][PDF] Cretaceous/Paleogene Boundary Analysis by Planktic Foraminiferal Biozonation in the Western Zagros FoldThrust Belt (Smaquli valley), Sulaimani …

QAM Al Nuaimy, KMI Sharbazheri, KH Karim… - Kirkuk University Journal …, 2020 - iasj.net
The current work focuses to study the foraminifera assemblages within the Cretaceous/
Paleogene (K/PG) boundary outcropped in the High Folded Zone in Smaquli valley (Gali …

Upper Cretaceous wedge‐top to foredeep architecture in the United Arab Emirates: Insights from the Faiyah Anticline

IQ Mohammed, S Farouk, FA Lawa… - Geological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Facies architecture and benthic foraminiferal biostratigraphy were interpreted to reconstruct
the depositional environments of the Upper Campanian–Maastrichtian Qahlah and Simsima …

Geochemical characteristics of carbonaceous chalk near the Cretaceous/Paleogene transition, central Jordan: Strong metal enrichment of redox-sensitive and …

S Farouk, F Ahmad, H Baioumy, B Lehmann… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous calcitic chalk from a 50-m stratigraphic section of the Maastrichtian-Danian
Muwaqqar Chalk Marl (MCM) Formation, Jordan, has elevated concentrations of biophile …