10000m
n16 n15
n20 n6
n=number of measures taken
Measures taken on LFR sedimentary structeures
Measures taken on UFR sedimentary structeures
Axes of the paleo-channels and paleo-valleys
Paleo-current rose diagrams
M: mudstone; s: siltstone; fS: fine
sandstone; mS: medium sandstone;
cS: coarse Sandstone; C: conglomerate
Guettioua F.
Normal Fault
Stratigraphic
section
Ait Tafelt F.
Ouaouizaght F.
Ait Attab F.
Simbology
Measurement
Station
Maps
S1
S5
S6
C1
M1
S8
S7
S2
S3
Paleo-drainage
direction
paleosoil
limestone
convolution
gypsum
CS1
CS2
S4
Stratigraphic sections
The eastern sector of the Atlas of Beni Mellal
The Tagleft Syncline
Tilougguit F.
Basalts B1
5000m
5000m
n4
n34
n12
T1 T2
Paleocurrents
-Guettioua F.
T2
T1
n12
n22
0m
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
M s fS mScS C
FA1a
FA1a
FA1a
FA1b
100m
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
M s fS mScS C
FA1b
FA1b
FA3
FA2
FA3 n12 n4 n25 n25
Til. F.
Guettioua F
.
G
T
1
G
T
2
G
T
3
Paleocurrents - Guettioua F.
U1-U2
GT1
n26
GT2 GT3
The Tilougguit
Syncline
U1
U2
b
U1
U2
5000m
The Imilchil
Syncline
V
c
The
Guettioua
F.
The Tizi’n’Isli and Naour Synclines
Tizi’n’Isli
Naour
Paleocurrents - Gu F.
V1
V2
V1
V2
PM
PM
Ti
Ti
Gu
CR
PM
Ti
Gu
B1
B1
V
n3 n20
Paleocurrents - Gu F.
PM
Ti
Ti
Ti
Gu
Gu
Gu
B1
AT
AT
Ou
AA
CP
Upper Cretaceous,
Paleocene, Eocene
and Miocene Fs.
Couches Rouges
N
N
N
N
Ti
CR
Gu
B1
AT
Ou
AA
CP
30Km
N
Tizi’n’Isli
Naour
Imilchil
Tilougguit
Tagleft
N 32° 33’
W 6° 18’ W 5° 27’
N 31°57’
a
a
a
b
c
d
d
Reverse Fault