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The general stratigraphy of the Red Sea and adjacent land areas is presented. Stratigraphical correlations are made between the geological formations in Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Sudan.
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Said, R. (1969). General Stratigraphy of the Adjacent Land Areas of the Red Sea. In: Degens, E.T., Ross, D.A. (eds) Hot Brines and Recent Heavy Metal Deposits in the Red Sea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-28603-6_8
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