 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | special emphasis on fluoride concentration, North Jordan Y. Abu Rukaha,*, Khaled Alsokhnyb a b Departments...Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan UNESCO Chair for Dessert Studies and...and Desertification, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan Received 20 March 2003; accepted 25 May 2003...concentrations of fluorine in groundwater of North Jordan range from 0.009 to 0.055 mg/l. Other chemical...fluorite and calcite solubility. The topography of the area has exerted control on the aerial extent of fluoride |  | Dill, H. G., Botz, R., Berner, Z., Abdullah, M. B., Hamad, A. (2010) The Origin of Pre- and Synrift, Hypogene Fe-P Mineralization during the Cenozoic along the Dead Sea Transform Fault, Northwest Jordan. Economic Geology, 105 (7) 1301-1319 doi:10.2113/econgeo.105.7.1301 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cenozoic along the Dead Sea Transform Fault, Northwest Jordan HARALD G. DILL,1,† REINER BOTZ,2 ZSOLT BERNER,3...4Geology Department, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan Abstract The Dead Sea transform fault...and African plates, sensu lato, with the Dead Sea-Jordan Valley rift as its morphological expression. H...Ca-Fe-Mn-Ba mineralization on the banks of the Yarmouk and Jordan River, and strata-bound goethite mineralization...hydrothermal solutions affecting Late Cretaceous massive limestone at Warda may have tapped a magmatic source of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Formation (Fm.) in South Levant, which includes of Jordan, Israel and Palestine, consists of sixteen complexes...¼ Dead Sea, HK ¼ Hula and Kinneret lakes, JV ¼ Jordan Valley, YV ¼ Yizreel Valley. Main topographic areas...the Levantine Transform: JL ¼ Jordanian Ledge, river valleys: V1 ¼ Yarmuk, V2 ¼ Zarqa, V3 ¼ Kafrein,...accumulated part. Mottled Zone Complexes (MZSs): 1 e Maqarin, 2 e Suweilih, 3.1 e Daba, 3.2 e Siwaqa, 4 e Matruk...Cenozoic and the stratigraphic columns for Israel and Jordan. The world ocean level is according to Gradstein |  | Barnes, Ivan, Presser, T.S., Saines, Marvin, Dickson, Peter, Van Groos, A.F.Koster (1982) Geochemistry of highly basic calcium hydroxide groundwater in Jordan. Chemical Geology, 35 (1) 147-154 doi:10.1016/0009-2541(82)90024-9 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OF HIGHLY BASIC CALCIUM HYDROXIDE GROUNDWATER IN JORDAN IVAN BARNES A.F. K O S T E R I , T.S. P R E...of highly basic calcium hydroxide groundwater in Jordan. Chem. Geol., 35: 147--154. Highly-alkaline (pH...origin. INTRODUCTION In the Yarmouk River drainage in Jordan, 30 km north of Irbid, travertine depositing...possibly causing the extremely high pH-values found in Jordan, the last possible basic c o m p o n e n t is CaO...changes in pressure and temperature. HYDROGEOLOGY The area is underlain by Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | analogues, including the hyperalkaline springs at Maqarin, Jordan (more than 100,000 y), saline, alkaline lakes...conditions of hydraulic gradients in fractured rocks (Maqarin), but may be limited to a few centimetres over...fluids include: fluid mixing (alkaline oil floods, Maqarin), ion exchange (alkaline oil floods, Tournemire)...alkaline oil floods, or at fracture margins at Maqarin, Jordan). Data from industrial and natural analogues...barrier performance, hydraulic gradients, Maqarin, Jordan, Tournemire, France. Introduction * E-mail: |  | Farber, Efrat, Vengosh, Avner, Gavrieli, Ittai, Marie, Amer, Bullen, Thomas D., Mayer, Bernhard, Holtzman, Ran, Segal, Michal, Shavit, Uri (2004) The origin and mechanisms of salinization of the lower Jordan river. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68 (9) 1989-2006 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2003.09.021 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and mechanisms of salinization of the Lower Jordan River EFRAT FARBER,1 AVNER VENGOSH,1,* ITTAI GAVRIELI...␦15Nnitrate) compositions of water from the Lower Jordan River and its major tributaries between the Sea of...of the Jordan River. We identified three separate hydrological zones along the flow of the river: (1) A...the Jordan and Yarmouk rivers. The contribution of the groundwater component in the Jordan River flow...source) where the total dissolved solids of the Jordan River increase, particularly during the spring (70 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and sinks. The sources include inputs from the Jordan River, springs around the Dead ,Sea, and submerged...principal sources of salts in the Dead Sea are the Jordan River, springs along the shore of the Dead Sea and...groundwater seepage. We have measured Ba and Ra on the Jordan River samples collected on February 18, 1982 at four...0 n m o l / l . At the confluence with the Yarmouk River, the Ba content is 450.1 nmol/1. The con- TABLE...appears to be more realistic. Thc Ba flux from the Jordan River has probably diminished after the d a m m i |  | Goode, Daniel J., Senior, Lisa A., Subah, Ali, Jaber, Ayman (2013) Groundwater-level trends and forecasts, and salinity trends, in the Azraq, Dead Sea, Hammad, Jordan Side Valleys, Yarmouk, and Zarqa groundwater basins, Jordan. Open-File Report 2013-1061. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20131061 | Report (issue) | | Dead Sea, Hammad, Jordan Side Valleys, Yarmouk, and Zarqa Groundwater Basins, Jordan Open-File Report...Geological Survey Cover. Wadi Mujib near the Dead Sea, Jordan. Photo by Daniel J. Goode, U.S. Geological Survey...Dead Sea, Hammad, Jordan Side Valleys, Yarmouk, and Zarqa Groundwater Basins, Jordan By Daniel J. Goode...Subah*, and Ayman Jaber* *Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ministry of Water and Irrigation Open-File Report...Dead Sea, Hammad, Jordan Side Valleys, Yarmouk, and Zarqa groundwater basins, Jordan: U.S. Geological |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | surface- and groundwater flow are either towards the Jordan Valley–Dead Sea–Arava Valley (the Rift) or the...to upstream exploitation by riparians to the Jordan River, the historical annual flow, which fluctuated...Galilee) is one of the major water resources in the area. Annually, between 200 and 700 Mm3 reach the Lake...Chemie der Erde 69 (2009) 191–222 The area west of the Jordan River is characterized by the occurrence of...Keywords: Groundwater; Salinization; Water demand; Jordan Rift Valley; Isotopes; Rare earth elements; Water |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | interface will impede further degradation. The extended area in the argillaceous rocks displays an elevated pH...crushing is normally necessary to increase the surface area available for reaction in an appropriate time frame...Porosimetry analysis of the OPC-OPA interface showed an area of reduced porosity within the cement matrix, ≈...cementitious materials include breeze block in limestone, bedded with lime (tunnel masonry), the borehole...radioactive waste repositories, is located in Maqarin, Jordan (e.g., Linklater, 1998; Smellie, 1998; 2001; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Natural salinity sources in the groundwaters of Jordan—Importance of sustainable aquifer management Elias...Arwa Tarawneh University of Jordan, Faculty of Science, Amman 11942, Jordan a r t i c l e i n f o Article...aquifers a b s t r a c t In recent years, voices in Jordan became lauder to exploit the fresh to brackish...future generation’s rights in the natural wealth of Jordan or any other country with similar aquifers’ set-up...cannot easily be discharged in the highlands of Jordan (with only very limited access to the open sea) |  | | Report (issue) | | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JORDAN SEISMIC SYSTEM FINAL PROJECT REPORT by Robert...S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Amman, Jordan AH 1410 1990 AD This report is preliminary and...Resources Authority (NRA) of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan were initiated with a Project Implementation Order/Technical...Services PIO/T No. 278-0258-2-20001 signed by USAID/Jordan on August 2, 1982. This document was a request...National Planning Council (NPC), to establish a Jordan Seismic System (JSS). The initial PASA IJO-0258-P-IC-2198-00 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in removing highly charged ions by sorption from river-, lake- and seawater. Rare earth elements and Y...of these particles and their high specific surface area make them ideal candidates for regulating the concentrations...distribution of groundwater in limestone and chalk aquifers of the area. to the lake’s chlorinity at...one of the rhomb-shaped, pull-apart basins of the Jordan–Dead Sea Transform also known as the Rift. The...1997). The major contributor to the lake is the Jordan River. Minor contributions are by ephemeral streams |  | | Report (chapter) | | alluvium from Wadi Samakh, alluvium soil of the Jordan Valley and rendzina soil of Galilee. Methods The...The analytical error is _+2%. The ceramic matrix area to be analysed was marked by scratching around it...ensure that calcite temper was far from the analysed area. Results and discussion Petrography of the pottery...indicates that the raw material was basaltic soil. No limestone particles are found. The pots were tempered with...ninth century BE strata. The presence of some limestone fragments within a noncalcareous or slightly calcareous |  | | Book | | the southern areas; lacustrine deposits of the Jordan Rift Valley, displaying an intricate interaction...interaction of climatic changes and tectonic activity; river and wadi terraces and gravel beds, formed under the...coastal plain, the mountainous backbone, and the Jordan-Arava Rift Valley, running along the country from...is a bare desert-results from the location of the area in a border zone influenced by the Euro-Siberian...volcanic rocks, interbedded with sedin1ents in the Jordan Valley. Postassium-argon datmgs of the basalts |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fresh water monomictic lake in the Northern Jordan River Valley, Israel (Fig. 1). The lake is a remnant...lake with its most important inlet being the Jordan River that drains the Hula Valley, and flows into the...the Sea of Galilee from the north. Today, the Jordan River contributes about half of the total water input...and underwater springs (Gvirtzman, 2002). The Jordan River is predominantly fed by three karst springs:...m at the deepest location) with a large surface area and therefore is subject to a high degree of water |  | | Report (issue) | | d Sea (Israel and Jordan). 2. Hydrogeology--Research--Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan). 3. Paleootology,...Stratigraphic--Research. 4. Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan)Antiquities--Research. I. Enzel, Yehouda, 1955-...terminus of a relatively large drainage area in the countries of Jordan, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and...the Jordan River, which derives its water from its northern drainage areas and the Yarrnouk River (Fig...seawater in a Pliocene lagoon with the Cretaceous limestone of the Judea Group forming the wall rocks of the |  | | Book | | basalt desert in western Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. In Oman, the black area is the ultrabasic ophiolites...Yemen 6.6.6 Oases of northern Yemen 6.6.7 Oases of Jordan 6.7 Endorheic drainage and water bodies 6.7.1 Ephemeral...Araba dunefields Wadi Ram desert South-eastern Jordan desert Sahra’ al Musalla Sahra’ as Suwan Nafud...for the dunefields of Wadi Araba, South-Western Jordan 239 239 248 251 252 253 253 254 254 255 255 255...Upper Euphrates River terraces 14.1.20 Northern Saudi Arabian hamadah 14.1.21 South Jordan hamadah 14.1 |  | | Report (issue) | | the Araguaia-Tocantins ·River Basin, 1964, 1965 --------------------Amazon River investigations, l 1... resources investigations in the Guantanamo Bay area, 191516, 1925, 1959-60, 1962-64 -----Water resources·...Rfo Elqui Valley and the H uachipato-Talcahuano area, 1950 __ _ National Ground-Water Investigations...ater resources investigations in the Aconcagua River Valley and other areas, 1969, 1970 --------------Costa... study of the water resources of the N armadit River Basin, 1968 -------------------Review of proposed |  | | Book | | for Hunsgi-Baichbal Valley occurrences 11.14 Limestone bifaces from the Hunsgi-Baichbal Valley 11.15...sequences The Pleistocene stratigraphy in the Madras area Climatic and cultural succession in the Sabarmati...biomes, including the tropics. The Sahara expanded in area, and open and desertic environments and grassland...Assemblages of ‘Ubeidiya: a Lower Paleolithic site in the Jordan Valley. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem...Binford, L.R. 1984. Faunal Remains from Klasies River Mouth. New York: Academic Press. Binford, L.R. 1985 |
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