Geology of North Africa

An expanded and updated edition of the original 'Geology of Egypt and Libya'. New chapters covering the geology of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco have been added to cover all of North Africa. Petroleum systems are now also discussed and the history of geological exploration in Egypt and Libya. Reviews tectonic elements, geology of the Pan-African Shield, and Phanerozoic geological evolution of the five North African countries; describes most of the lithostratigraphic units; contains over 2500 references.