GEOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS ROCKS - CENTERAL SINAI- EGYPT

Abstract

Th e present thesis describes the geol ogical features and sedimentol ogical characters of the Upper Cretaceo us sequen ce at central Sin ai which includes: Gabal Giddi, Metl a pass, Ras el Giffi , Wadi a! Hag El Minediara el Kebi ara and Gabal Boudi ayh comprising an area of about 2500 Km2 .

The thesis thro ugh m ore light on geom orphol ogy; l ith ostrati graph y; tectonics ; petrographic descripitions and the possibl e depositi onal en vironments for each rock unit.

A-_Geomorphology

Geom orph ol ogical in vesti gation on the studi ed area reveals the presence ofthe foll owin g geomorphi c uni ts

1 ) Th e platea u x 2) The m o untains

3) The scarps 4) The scattered hills an d

5) Wadi es