| Abstract: | Detailed geophysical measurements have been made in the Rabathan area, Wadi Bidah district, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at the site of diamond drill holes RAB-1, -2, and -3; these measurements suggest that the causative source for the anomalous EM (electromagnetic) and SP (self-potential) responses is probably highly conductive zones of Precambrian siliceous-carbonaceous rocks. Although many of the zones are no more than a few meters wide, they commonly contain 50 to 80 percent carbonaceous material and locally abundant pyrite. In places, several thin layers of highly concentrated carbonaceous material interlayered with chert form a multiple conductive zone that is seen in the geophysical data as complex anomaly patterns. In the geologic environment of Wadi Bidah, massive sulfide-bearing zones cannot be distinguished from siliceous-carbonaceous zones on the basis of the EM-SP responses. In North America in similar environments, complex resistivity methods used in experimental research have successfully discriminated between sulfide and carbonaceous conductors. Tests of such methods in the Wadi Bidah district are recommended.
Geologic, geochemical, and geophysical data at the Jabal Mohr prospect suggest the possibility of mineralized rocks at depth over a possible strike length of 400 m. |
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| Citation Author: | Flanigan, V. J.; Sadek, Hamdy; Smith, C. W. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Phase 3 geophysical studies in the Wadi Bidah District, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 1982; OFR; 82-597; Flanigan, V. J.; Sadek, Hamdy; Smith, C. W. |
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| Text: | Phase 3 geophysical studies in the Wadi Bidah District, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 1982; OFR; 82-597; Flanigan, V. J.; Sadek, Hamdy; Smith, C. W. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
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