Korama Fm
Period:
Quaternary
Age Interval:
Quaternary (7a, 7b, 7c)
Province:
East Niger Rift Basin - Termit Sub-basin
Type Locality and Naming
Saley, 2018
References:
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
[Not given; but "unclear if part of Chad", then sandy claystone?]
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
None
Regional extent
East Niger Rift Basin - Termit Sub-basin (near Lake Chad)
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
[Not given; but "unclear if part of Chad", then upper Pleistocene?]
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Chibanian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
0.77
Ending stage:
Holocene
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.0
Ending date (Ma):
0.01
Depositional setting
Continental
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Aquifer near the Lake Chad dependent on the fossilization of the rivers feeding it, and the rainfall deficit. In exhaustion at the Zinder AEP catchment.
Compiler:
Jacques LeBlanc (2022), Stratigraphic Lexicon: The Sedimentary Formations of The Republic of Niger, Africa. Colnes Publishing (Tallin, Estonia), 365 pp. https://doi.org/10.47909/978-9916-9760-6-7 (or via https://sites.google.com/site/leblancjacques)