
Limestone and shale rock layers.
by Ahmed Mohy, Egyption, Damanhour, Egypt
A photo taken by geologist Ahmed Mohamed during a scientific trip to the Dakhla Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt.
The image shows a geological formation consisting of a limestone layer overlain by a shale layer.
Dababiya Quarry Member (Eocene), and El-Hanadi Member (Paleocene).
This outcrop photo has an original scale, not zoomed in or out.
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- Africa (363)
- Northern Africa (165)
- Egypt (93)
- Exact location (30.4993 E, 25.4154 N)
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Taken on 9
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2021
Submitted on 19 March 2025
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Ahmed Mohy (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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