Western Sinai
The Hammam Faraun and The El Qaa fault blocks
Photos ordered from north (G. Sarbut El Gamal) to south (Wadi Sidri)
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ETM+ image (Global land cover facility)
ETM+ image draped over SRTM 3 arc data (Global land cover facility)
Thal fault
Thal fault. Tanka limestone in HW, Nubian sandstone in FW
Thal fault core
Wadi Tayiba mines and Thal fault
Wadi Tayiba mines
Wadi Tayiba mines. Fault in Nubian sandstone
Wadi El Khaboba. Faults in Sudr chalk
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Faults in synrift sediments north of Abu Zenima
Wadi Darat. Shale smearing
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Wadi Darat
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Wadi Matulla
Wadi Matulla. Fault lenses
Synsedimentary faults, Wadi Nukhul
Nukhul fault. Miocene in HW. Esna Shale in FW smeared along fault
Southern end of Nukhul fault
Fault core
End of Hammam Faraun block
North Wadi Baba. See Figs. 9 and 10 of Sharp et al. (2000) for an interpretation
North Wadi Baba. See Figs. 9 and 10 of Sharp et al. (2000) for an interpretation
Wadi Baba. Fault in Nubian sandstone
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Southern end of Baba fault. Monocline in FW
Wadi Sidri fault. Miocene in HW, Nubian sandstone in FW
Wadi Sidri fault core
Hadadid Monocline. Chris Jackson and Paul Whipp (Imperial College) in the foreground