| Abstract: | Al Uruq al Mu‘taridah-Umm as Samim area is located in a large topographic depression in the eastern Rub al Khali desert where playas several thousand square kilometers in area are exposedo A crust of eolian sand cemented with gypsum and halite has formed on many playa surfaces. Anhydrite nodules are common in the sampled area, where the depth to ground water generally exceeds 172 Cmo The chemistry of the three ground-water samples collected near the water well Ramallah-1 (lat 22?10‘20‘‘ N., long 54?20‘37‘‘ E.) is similar to that of sabkhah-related brines on the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Although there is no indication of economic quantities of evaporite minerals in the sampled area, the extent of the depression and its unique geologic environment recommend it for resource-evaluation studies. |
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| ProdID: | 11214 |
| Citation Author: | Smith, C. L. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 16 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources, |
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| Citation Series Number: | 82-387 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Reconnaissance investigation of brine in the eastern Rub al Khali, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 1981; OFR; 82-387; Smith, C. L. |
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| Text: | Reconnaissance investigation of brine in the eastern Rub al Khali, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 1981; OFR; 82-387; Smith, C. L. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1982/0387/report-thumb.jpg |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources, |
