Jabal Aban al Ahmar Complex, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabiai
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Jabal Aban al Ahmar Complex | Complex |
Al-Qassim Region | Region |
Saudi Arabia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 29' North , 42° 47' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Age:
581 ± 29 to 574 ± 5 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
Rb-Sr isochron and Th-Pb data
Reference for age:
Stuckless, J. S., Hedge, C. E., Wenner, D. B., & Nkomo, I. T. (1985). Isotopic studies of postorogenic granites from the northeastern Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. United States Geological Survey, Open File Report 85-126.
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Jabil aban al ahmar
Arcuate body of peralkaline granite wrapped around a core of hornblende-alkali feldspar granite (Stoeser et al. 1986). The whole complex is c. 20 x 10 km in extent and there smaller intrusive bodies in the vicinity.
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ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: Stoeser, D. B., Jackson, N. J., Ramsay, C. R., Drysdall, A. R., du Bray, E. A., & Douch, C. J. (1986). Map of felsic plutonic rocks in the Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1:1000000 (2 sheets). J. Afr. Earth Sci., 4. |
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Reference: Stoeser, D. B., Jackson, N. J., Ramsay, C. R., Drysdall, A. R., du Bray, E. A., & Douch, C. J. (1986). Map of felsic plutonic rocks in the Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1:1000000 (2 sheets). J. Afr. Earth Sci., 4. |
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List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Woolley A.R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe, p.197.
Stuckless, J. S., Hedge, C. E., Wenner, D. B., & Nkomo, I. T. (1985). Isotopic studies of postorogenic granites from the northeastern Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. United States Geological Survey, Open File Report 85-126.
Stoeser, D. B., Jackson, N. J., Ramsay, C. R., Drysdall, A. R., du Bray, E. A., & Douch, C. J. (1986). Map of felsic plutonic rocks in the Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1:1000000 (2 sheets). J. Afr. Earth Sci., 4.
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