The Geological Evolution of the River Nile
This book gives the geological history of the river Nile since it started to excavate its course in the Egyptian plateaus in late Miocene time in response to the lowering sea level of the desic cating Mediterranean. It formed a canyon longer, deeper, and just as awe inspiring as the Grand Canyon, A...
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1981, 1981
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1981 |
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Table of Contents:
- I Introduction
- I-1 The Nile Basin
- I-2 Previous Literature
- II The Nile in Egypt
- II-l The Eonile (Tmu)
- II-2 The Eonile/Paleonile Interval (Tmu/Tplu)
- II-3 The Paleonile (Tplu)
- II-4 The Paleonile/Protonile Interval (Tplu/Q1)
- II-5 The Protonile (Q1)
- II-6 The Prenile (Q2)
- II-7 The Prenile/Neonile Interval (Q2/Q3)
- II-8 The Neonile (Q3)
- III Geological History and Concluding Remarks
- III-l The Middle Miocene (Tmm)
- III-2 The Late Miocene (Tmu)
- III-3 The Early Pliocene (Tpll)
- III-4 The Late Pliocene (Tplu)
- III-5 The Pleistocene (Q)
- Appendix A Tables of Boundaries of Rock and Time-Rock Units in Deep and Shallow Boreholes and in Measured Surface Sections
- Appendix B Alphabetical List of Formational Names
- Appendix C New Reflection Seismic Evidence of a Late Miocene Nile Canyon by Felix P. Bentz and Judson B. Hughes
- References