Stratigraphic Effects and Tectonic Implications at Hinge-Zone Area between Sirte Basin and Cyrenaica Platform, NE Libya

P016 STRATIGRAPHIC EFFECTS AND TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS AT HINGE- ZONE AREA BETWEEN SIRTE BASIN AND CYRENAICA PLATFORM NE LIBYA Summary: 1 The Agdabia Trough and Soluq Depression are the northeastern parts of the Sirte Basin on the passive continental margin of north Africa. They contain a thick succession of Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments of varying lithology from marine shales to shelf carbonates. All the depositional sequences dip toward the southwest (basin direction) and faults are the most prominent structure in the area. Most faults are normal trending NW-SE with downthrow towards the basin. Interpretation of the structural features seen on