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What was the dominant type of sedimentation in the area during the late Cretaceous period?
What was the dominant type of sedimentation in the area during the late Cretaceous period?
Carbonate sedimentation
What is the northern boundary of the Cyrenaica Platform?
What is the northern boundary of the Cyrenaica Platform?
The Jabal al Akhdar Uplift
What is the southern boundary of the Cyrenaica Platform?
What is the southern boundary of the Cyrenaica Platform?
The Maragh Graben and Hameimat Trough
What is the dominant tectonic feature responsible for the formation of the Jabal al Akhdar Uplift?
What is the dominant tectonic feature responsible for the formation of the Jabal al Akhdar Uplift?
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What is the geological feature that separates the Amal/Nafurah Nose from the Maragh Graben?
What is the geological feature that separates the Amal/Nafurah Nose from the Maragh Graben?
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What is the dominant geological feature along the western margin of the Cyrenaican Platform?
What is the dominant geological feature along the western margin of the Cyrenaican Platform?
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What are the two major tectonic provinces that dominate the Cyrenaica area?
What are the two major tectonic provinces that dominate the Cyrenaica area?
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During which geological period did the Hercynian orogeny culminate?
During which geological period did the Hercynian orogeny culminate?
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What tectonic events, named by Barr and Berggren, folded and inverted part of the Jabal al Akhdar Trough?
What tectonic events, named by Barr and Berggren, folded and inverted part of the Jabal al Akhdar Trough?
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Which geological periods marked the continuing instability in the Cyrenaica area?
Which geological periods marked the continuing instability in the Cyrenaica area?
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What geographical feature influenced sedimentation during the late Cretaceous in Cyrenaica?
What geographical feature influenced sedimentation during the late Cretaceous in Cyrenaica?
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Which area experienced uplift, folding, and erosion during the late Carboniferous period?
Which area experienced uplift, folding, and erosion during the late Carboniferous period?
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