 | 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...the Dead Sea and the drainage system of the Yarmouk River had an initial Fe accumulation as early as the |  | | 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: |  | | 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) |  | 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) | | Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan (Received September 2, 1997; accepted...of the Red Sea, and its northern extension, the Jordan Valley Rift. Since that time, the region has been...except in the center of the rift (Bender, 1974). The Jordan Valley Rift is basically a left lateral transform... 1981). The oldest post-rift sediment in the DS area is the Early-Mid Miocene Usdum Formation, which...of the basin, distinct laminations of calcite, gypsum, and clay appear. Lake Lisan extended from Lake |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and sinks. The sources include inputs from the Jordan River, springs around the Dead ,Sea, and submerged...The sinks include coprecipitation with aragonite, gypsum, precipitation of barite, coprecipitation of Ra...Our data include measurements of Ba and 226Rain gypsum, aragonite and halite from the Dead Sea, as well...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2005 Editor: E. Bard Abstract d 34S values in gypsum are used to evaluate the fate of sulfur in the...enhanced gypsum precipitation. The lake deposited two major gypsum units: the bLower Gypsum unitQ (deposited...showing d 34S values of 18–20x, and the bUpper Gypsum unitQ (deposited at 17 ka) displaying significantly...34S values of 26– 28x. Laminated and disseminated gypsum, residing within the aragonite, exhibit d 34S values...of 26x to 1x. The isotopic composition of the gypsum was dictated by freshwater sulfate input that replenished |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | interface will impede further degradation. The extended area in the argillaceous rocks displays an elevated pH...leading to the precipita tion of minerals such as gypsum (CaSO4∙2H2O), ettringite (Ca6Al2( SO4)3(OH)12∙26H2O)...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, ≈...cores are CEM II 32.5 concrete (Portland cement, gypsum, and calcium carbonate). The mudrock adjacent to |  | | 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) | | 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) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | In the northerly core, taken from the Jordan River discharge area, the 6°C and &la0 of the carbonates is...13’Cs and ‘*OPb are used to show that near the Jordan River inflow sedimentation rates are higher by an...the extensive Lisan lake which filled much of the Jordan Valley during Pleistocene times. Remainders of...around the present sea and extend northwards in the Jordan Valley as far north as Lake Kinneret . Science...Sea Graben is situated in an area of extreme aridity. The Jordan River is the main water source, contributing |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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...Pleistocene Lake Lisan; Fig. 1) are aragonite, gypsum, and halite. In addition, elastic finegrained sediments |  | | 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...groundwater in limestone and chalk aquifers of the area. to the lake’s chlorinity at the water/sediment...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | clearly illustrates that the groundwater of the study area is suitable for irrigation. Water quality studies...cities have seen a rapid growth and expansion of area creates new sub-urban regions. The density of population...on the groundwater of the region. STUDY AREA The study area, Arani is located in the northern part of...elevation of 151 meters. The location map of the study area is shown in Fig. 1. The region in general, is hot...in the study area. The effluents from the textile and other industries in the study area have significant |  | | 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...manufacturedfrom calcareous sediment from a foreign coastal area 'Greek' bowl 1842/1 (TH-325) 1778/1 (TH-37) 1844/3...from calcareous sediment from a foreign coastal area. Group 9 consists of a single 'Greek' bowl. 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 |
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