Petrology of oolitic ironstones of Ashumaysi Formation of Wadi Fatima, western Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia
The present study concerns Oligo–Miocene oolitic ironstones of the Ashumaysi Formation between Jeddah and Makkah in the western part of the Arabian Shield, western Saudi Arabia. The Ashumaysi Formation contains oolitic iron ore as 2–3 m thick beds. The formation is exposed along the western margin o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of King Saud University: Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364720303797 |