Early marine seafloor lithification of carbonate sediments leads to the formation of
hardgrounds and is known from rocks as old as the Proterozoic. Hardground surfaces …

Mineral resources of Jordan were utilized by different civilizations since prehistoric time. The
following review highlights important and strategic commodities that are found in a small …

Background, aim, and scope Changes in bioavailability of phosphorus (P) during
pedogenesis and ecosystem development have been shown for geogenic calcium …

Phosphorites are an essential natural resource for producing phosphoric acid, phosphate
fertilizers, and phosphate-based products. Detailed characterization and an appropriate …

The Thaniyat phosphorite, occurred in northern Saudi Arabia, is a component of a massive
phosphorite deposit that was formed in the Late Cretaceous to Paleogene era within the …

Carbonaceous calcitic chalk from a 50-m stratigraphic section of the Maastrichtian-Danian
Muwaqqar Chalk Marl (MCM) Formation, Jordan, has elevated concentrations of biophile …

Mottled Zones (MZ) in south Levant regions show discrete, varied-dimensional rock complex
exposures and many unexplored areas in the vicinity of the Dead Sea Transform Fault …

The Late Cretaceous sediments on the margin of the Arabia Plate contain information of
tectonics and eustatic fluctuation of the Neo‐Tethys Ocean. The sedimentary association in …

A barite deposit in the north-eastern part of Jordan was subjected to detailed investigation in
order to determine its mineralogy, geochemistry, stable isotopic composition, and genetic …

This study focused on the geology, stratigraphy and structure of the Ma'an area at the
coordinates: 350 30/350 45/E 300 00/-300 15/N. Field and laboratory studies have been …