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 …

Abstract The Azraq basin (the Badia region in NE-Jordan) is rich in its industrial rocks and
minerals. Most of the commodities are concentrated in one area, which is the Azraq …

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 …

Abstract The Tulul al Ashaqif region is an arid area in northeastern Jordan that contains
renewable shallow perched aquifer water. The study of these aquifers has led to better …

In many parts of the Middle East, both in the past and present, sustainable occupation is
dependent on highly variable water resources within sensitive local ecosystems. A recent …

This study aims at investigating possible connections between point load index (Is50) and
the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) for a Basaltic rock derived from different regions in …

The wadi-fill basalt of Harrat El Fahda was derived from the youngest volcanic activity in
northeast Jordan and forms one of the most recent harrats of the Arabia plate. It is …

Geophysical study and watershed hydrological delineation have been integrated at
downstream of Alasra dam site Norh Azraq area to investigate their potential for artificial …

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 …

Al Azraq Al Shamali (AZS) basaltic rocks were investigated aiming to understand their
mineralogy, petrography and geochemistry features, and to achieve that a total of sixteen …