​Dr Kara English (UCD) will give a talk on Evolution and Resources of the Sedimentary Basins of Central Algeria.

ABSTRACT
The evolution of the sedimentary basins in Algeria began with the amalgamation of the Gondwana supercontinent. By the Upper Cambrian, the northern margin of Gondwana was open to the Proto-Tethys, leading to the deposition of a vast clastic-dominated sequence from the Cambro-Ordovician onwards. The Saharan Platform became segmented into N–S-trending basins due to the Hercynian Orogeny, followed by the development of an extensive Triassic salt-basin. Large-scale uplift (1–3 km) in the central platform during the Eocene further changed the shapes of the northwestern African basins. Late Eocene exhumation had a major impact on the region’s hydrogeological regime and petroleum systems. Algeria remains an important and fascinating region in terms of resources, including Saharan aquifers, petroleum, and carbon storage.