MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF ZIRCON AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS IN DUBAYDIB SANDSTONE FORMATION, JORDAN

This study was conducted to evaluate the zircon minerals in Wadi Al-Mezrab, South Jordan. Zircon at the study area belongs to the Middle member of the Dubaydib Formation of the Middle Ordovician age. The detailed petrographic study shows that the host rock is composed mainly of quartz, plag...

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Main Author: Ahmad Al-Malabeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union of Iraqi Geologists (UIG) 2017-06-01
Series:Iraqi Geological Journal
Online Access:https://igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/32