2 edition of Geology of Jordan and adjacent areas found in the catalog.
Geology of Jordan and adjacent areas
Jordanian Geological Conference (5th 1994 University of Jordan)
Published
1996
by Jordanian Geologists Association in [Amman]
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Written in English
Edition Notes
| Other titles | Jiyūlūjīyat al-Urdun wa-al-manāṭiq al-mujāwirah |
| Statement | editors, Abdulkader M. Abed ... [et al.]. |
| Contributions | ʻĀbid, ʻAbd al-Qādir., Geological Congress of the Middle East (3rd : 1994 : University of Jordan) |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | QE318.2 .J67 1994 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 663 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 663 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL653088M |
| LC Control Number | 96965269 |
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The northern segment of the Jordan Valley, known in Arabic as the Ghor, is the nation’s most fertile contains the Jordan River and extends from the northern border down to the Dead Sea. The Jordan River rises from several sources, mainly the Anti-Lebanon Mountains in Syria, and flows down into Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee), meters below sea level. 18 Bathurst Walk, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9AZ, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) / Fax: +44 (0) Email: [email protected]@
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A review of the geology of Jordan) a supplement to USGS Miscellaneous Geologic Investigation~ MapA) ''Geologic map of the Arabian in areas adjacent to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were consulted by Aramco and invited to participate in the mapping project.
The number of cooperating participants was expandedCited by: Geology of Jordan-Guide Bookpdf. Geology Of Jordan - Field The study areas were selected to represent different terrain. Geology of Jordan and Adjacent Areas- Proceedings of the sixth Jordanian Geological Conference Book January with 42 Reads How we measure 'reads'.
Book Description. Painting a complete picture of the history of the Everglades, The Geology of the Everglades and Adjacent Areas brings together theperspectives of various geoscientists to provides an overview of the geology, paleontology, and paleoceanography of the Everglades emphasizes the upper m of the geologic framework of the area and gives insight.
Jordan lies in the northwestern part of the Arabian Plate, and the country’s boundaries are characterized by four major geomorphologic features: (1) the Precambrian Basement Complex to the south, (2) the Neogene Dead Sea Transform with pull-apart basins to the west, (3) the Late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary Azraq-Sirhan Depression in the east adjacent to the Saudi Arabian.
The country of Jordan has some natural resources such as phosphates, potash and shale oil. Jordan Natural Hazards: Jordan has natural hazards which include droughts and periodic earthquakes. Jordan Environmental Issues: Environmental issues for the country of Jordan include deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, and desertification.
Jordan’s central highlands offer a cooler climate and more water than the adjacent, searing lowlands. Still, summer is uncomfortably hot on the plateau and close to unbearable at Wadi Rum.
The best times to visit are March through May and September through October. Accommodations in Jordan run the gamut from backpacker hostels to luxury hotels.
The country consists mainly of a plateau between metres (2, ft) and 1, metres (3, ft) meters high, divided into ridges by valleys and gorges, and a few mountainous of the plateau, land descents form the East Bank of the Jordan Rift valley is part of the north-south Great Rift Valley, and its successive depressions are Lake Tiberias (Sea of.
*Published posthumously. This manuscript was written by James C. Knox and the final version he worked on was dated 12 May It was intended to be the main component of a volume that would both detail the physical geography, geology, and fluvial geomorphology of the Driftless Area and also summarize much of the research in this region from Jim’s career.
Source: Anne Whaley Sousou. Simplified geological map of Jordan (modified after NRA,in Naylor et al., ) The present site of Petra was originally built by the Nabataean Arabs during the 4th century BC, and was known in Arabic as Sila’a سلع, and Ar Rakeem الرقيم, or biblically as ‘Rqm’, which all mean ‘cut in rock’.
The site was conquered by the Romans in AD El-Hiyari, M. and Abed, A. () Distribution and geology of gypsum horizon in West-Central Jordan, In: El Isa, Z., et al. Eds., Geology of Jordan and Adjacent Areas, Jordanian Geologists Association, Amman, Haddadin, M.
() Beneficiation studies of the medium grained alkali granites of the Aqaba-Quweira area. The NRA, Amman. Handbook of the geology of Jordan: To accompany and explain the three sheets of theGeological map of Jordan east of the Rift by Albert M. Quennell [Burdon, David Joseph] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
Handbook of the geology of Jordan: To accompany and explain the three sheets of theGeological map of Jordan east of Author: David Joseph Burdon. Lake Jordan was a glacial lake formed during the late Pleistocene along the Jordan the Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated, water melting off the glacier accumulated between the Rocky Mountains and the ice sheet.
The lake drained along the front of the ice sheet, eastward towards the Yellowstone River and Glacial Lake Glendive.
From the lake deposits near Great Falls, Lake type: Glacial lake (former). Lake Great Falls was a prehistoric proglacial lake which existed in what is now central Montana in the United States betw BCE BCE.
Centered on the modern city of Great Falls, Montana, Glacial Lake Great Falls extended as far north as Cut Bank, Montana, and as far south as Holter Lake.
At present-day Great Falls, the Glacial Lake Great Falls reached a. A striking feature of the geology of Palestine is the Jordan valley fault. At some time, probably at the beginning of the Tertiary period, when Lebanon, Anti-Lebanon, and the Judean hills were being lifted out of the sea, the earth's crust was rent for at least several hundred miles along a line nearly North and South, or more exactly from a.
This work discusses status of the geologic and economic potentials of minerals and industrial rocks in Jordan. The major mineral resources are presented in details and the paper is designed to cover the lack of published data in this field. Geologically, the structural framework of Jordan is controlled largely by Arabian Nubian Shield in the south, block—faulted areas in the east, Cited by: 7.
Jordan Geology Project: How sandstone forms (Pictures from Petra) Posted on September 6, by Jessica Dickinson Goodman / 4 Comments When sand dunes sit for a long time, the sand at the very bottom of the dune slowly becomes rock–sandstone.
geology of the Arabian Peninsula. Each author prepared a description of the geology of the area for which he was responsible, as shown in the sources of geologic compilation diagram on the peninsular map. The U.S. Geological Survey undertook the publishing of the volumeCited by: Stratigraphic Nomenclature Chart For Montana And Adjacent Areas - Geologic Map 8 [Compiled by Balster, C.
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In just 14 chapters, it offers a well-focused introduction to the basics of geology that emphasize the process of science and how humans Reviews: 9. B / Hotz, P. E. / GEOLOGY OF LODE GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON,pb, 91 pages, 2 plates (in pocket), 6 figs., 8 tables, $ 18 B D / Hoover, L.
/ GEOLOGY OF THE ANLAUF AND DRAIN QUADRANGLES, DOUGLAS AND LANE COUNTIES, OREGON,pb, 62 pages, 2 plates (in pocket), 15 figs., 1 table. The Jordan Valley is several degrees warmer than adjacent areas, and its year-round agricultural climate, fertile soils and water supply made it a site for agriculture dating to ab years ago.
By about BCE, produce from the valley was being exported to neighboring regions.The Bibliography of Alaskan Geology,is one volume of a series designed specifically for geologists and others who seek geological literature about Alaska.
All entries listed were obtained from 5 volumes of the Bibliography of North American Geology (U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull. Nos., and ).
