Regional Geology The Arabian Shield. The Earth Slice cut in the Earth.
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Regional GeologyRegional Geology
The Arabian ShieldThe Arabian Shield
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The EarthThe Earth
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Slice cut in the Earth
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The Arabian PlateThe Arabian Plate
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Arabian Plate tectonic setting
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The Dead Sea Aqaba FaultThe Dead Sea Aqaba Fault
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Aqaba Strike-Slip FaultAqaba Strike-Slip Fault
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The Arabian GulfThe Arabian Gulf
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Trends of Trends of Stress Stress
Regimes Regimes within within
the the Arabian Arabian
PlatePlateOMAN OMAN STRESSSTRESS
Strain Ellipses for Zagros and Oman Stress RegimesStrain Ellipses for Zagros and Oman Stress Regimes
ZAGROSSZAGROSSSTRESSSTRESS
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Geology of Saudi Geology of Saudi ArabiaArabia
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Arabian Arabian Nubian Nubian ShieldShield
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Bowen’s Reaction SeriesBowen’s Reaction Series
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Jeddah, Makkah and TaifJeddah, Makkah and Taif
Jeddah
Makkah
Taif
Al-Hada
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Arabian ShieldArabian Shield
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Makkah-Taif RoadMakkah-Taif Road
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Makkah-Taif RoadMakkah-Taif Road
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Makkah Al-Taif RoadMakkah Al-Taif Road
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Makkah-Taif RoadMakkah-Taif Road
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SillSill
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SillsSills
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Dikes Dikes
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Dikes filling fracturesDikes filling fractures
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DikesDikes
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Dikes and VeinsDikes and Veins
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Fractures and DikesFractures and Dikes
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Dikes Dikes IntrusionIntrusion
ss
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XenolithXenolith
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Dikes and SillsDikes and Sills
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Meta-sedimentsMeta-sediments
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Metamorphic RocksMetamorphic RocksFoliation and LineationFoliation and Lineation
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BrecciasBreccias
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Evolution of the Arabian Shield
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Ophiolite Ophiolite Belts in Belts in
The The Arabian Arabian ShieldShield
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The The Arabian Arabian ShieldShield
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Pillow Lava
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Pillow LavaPillow Lava
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Five Five MicroplatesMicroplates
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RED SEA RED SEA AND AND
HARRATHARRAT
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Topography of the Red SeaTopography of the Red Sea
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Crater
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Crater
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Volcanic vent
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Relationship of the Arabian Shield to the overlying
Sedimentary Formations
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Non-ConformityNon-ConformityContact between Precambrian and Contact between Precambrian and
Phanerozoic rocksPhanerozoic rocks
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Non-Conformity
Contact between Precambrian and Phanerozoic rocks
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Wajeed SandstonesWajeed Sandstones
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GondwanaGondwana
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Horst and GrabenHorst and Graben
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Cross Section of The Arabian PlateCross Section of The Arabian Plate
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Type of Regional FaultsType of Regional Faults
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Salt DiapirsSalt Diapirs
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Salt Domes and FracturesSalt Domes and Fractures
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Economic Importance Of the Arabian Shield
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Ancient MineAncient Mine
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Ancient Inclined ShaftsAncient Inclined Shafts
Carbonatized SerpentiniteCarbonatized Serpentinite
Felsic DikeFelsic Dike
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Inclined ShaftInclined Shaft
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Vertical ShaftVertical Shaft
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Mahd Al-DahabMahd Al-Dahab
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Mahd Al-Dahab MineMahd Al-Dahab Mine
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Exploration drilling for gold in the ShieldExploration drilling for gold in the Shield