Limestone and shale rock layers.
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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.