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Table 2
Sedimentary facies associations and their interpretation. Reference for the interpretations: 1: Leeder (2016); 2: Renaut and Gierlowski-Kordesch (2010); 3: Bhattacharya (2010).
| Name | Facies | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Eocene-lowermost Oligocene (?) deposits − siliciclastic lake system | ||
| FA1 | Gmm-Gmc-Gt | Stream-flow dominated alluvial Fan1 |
| FA2 | Fmr-Spl-Spi | Foreshore and upper shoreface of a coarse-grained, fluvial-dominated delta2,3 |
| FA3 | Smp-Sp-St-Fmp-L | Lower delta plain, mouth bar and upper shoreface of a fluvial-dominated delta2 |
| FA4 | Fmr-Clm | Upper shoreface of a siliciclastic lacustrine ramp margin2 |
| FA5 | Gym-Gyp-Fl | Lower shoreface of a siliciclastic lacustrine ramp margin2 |
| Lower Oligocene Cyrènes Limestones and Marronnier Clay − saline carbonate lake system | ||
| FA6 | Ct-Ci | High-energy carbonate-dominated lacustrine shore2 |
| FA7 | Cm-Fmcp | Low-energy carbonate-dominated lacustrine shore2 |
| FA8 | Gyp-Gyh-Cr-Cm-Cl | Lacustrine ramp margin with regular drying cycles of the lake2 |
| FA9 | Fl-Fp-Cb-Sp | Lower shoreface of a lacustrine ramp margin2 |
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