Edaga Arbi Glacials
The Edaga Arbi Glacials are a Palaeozoic geological formation in Tigray (northern Ethiopia) and in Eritrea. The matrix is composed of grey, black and purple clays (locally silt), that contains rock fragments up to 6 metres across. Pollen dating yields a Late Carboniferous (~323 million years or Ma) to Early Permian (~295 Ma) age.
| Edaga Arbi Glacials | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Adigrat Sandstone, coeval with Enticho Sandstone |
| Overlies | Precambrian basement |
| Thickness | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Tillite, Mudstone |
| Other | Dropstones, Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 14.2037°N 39.255°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 0°N 0°E |
| Region | Tigray |
| Country | Ethiopia Eritrea |
| Extent | central-south Eritrea, northeast Tigray |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Town of Idaga Arbi |
| Named by | D.B. Dow |
Edaga Arbi Glacials (Ethiopia) | |
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