oa Depositional Conditions of Mid-Eocene Nummulite Accumulations in the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia

Nummulitic limestones in the Gulf of Gabes and onshore Central Tunisia i.e. the Early Eocene (Ypresian) El Garia Formation and the Mid-Eocene Reineche Member are generally interpreted as hydrodynamic storm-derived nummulite accumulations. Such models try to explain the characteristic irregular bedding and scattering of nummulites by the occurrence of chaotic turbulent current patterns during storm events.