| Abstract: | A compilation of magnetic data for a region in central Saudi Arabia where Precambrian basement is partly exposed on the Arabian shield and partly concealed by overlying Phanerozoic strata, shows a central sector of conspicuous N-S-trending anomalies, a heterogeneous western sector of short-wave-length, high-intensity anomalies, and an eastern sector of low- to moderate-intensity broad-wavelength anomalies. Anomalies in the western and central sectors correlate with Neoproterozoic metavolcanic, metasedimentary, and intrusive rocks of the Arabian shield. The flat magnetic signature of the eastern sector may reflect the presence of a crustal block different in character to the terranes of the orogenic belt and, speculatively, may outline a continental block that collided with the Neoproterozoic terranes and thereby caused their deformation and tectonic accretion. -from Authors |
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| Citation Author: | Johnson, P. R.; Stewart, I. C. F. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Tectonophysics |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Magnetically inferred basement structure in central Saudi Arabia; 1995; Article; Journal; Tectonophysics; Johnson, P. R.; Stewart, I. C. F. |
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| Citation Volume: | 245 |
| Citation Year: | 1995 |
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| Text: | Magnetically inferred basement structure in central Saudi Arabia; 1995; Article; Journal; Tectonophysics; Johnson, P. R.; Stewart, I. C. F. |
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| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00 -0600 |
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