Widan el Faras Basalt

Widan el Faras Basalt
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene
Widan el-Faras in the northern Fayum area, the uppermost layer is formed by the Widan el-Faras basalt
TypeFormation
OverliesJebel Qatrani Formation
AreaFayum Depression
Thickness20 m
Lithology
PrimaryBasalt
Location
RegionFaiyum Governorate
CountryEgypt

Widan el Faras Basalt, literarily "Ears of the Mare" - named for its twin peaks, is a geological formation containing quarries located in northern Egypt north of Birket Qarun lake near the Faiyum Oasis. It straddles both the Giza Governorate and Faiyum Governorate. It is a dark, iron-rich extrusive basalt.

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