MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND ORIGIN OF CRETACEOUS CHERT FROM WADI AL-WALA, CENTRAL JORDAN

This research is aimed at detailed investigation of the origin chert rocks in Wadi Al-Wala area in central Jordan. The chert in the area is of Upper Cretaceous in age and belongs to the widely distributed chert on the western margin of the Arabian Plate. Field characteristic structures of t...

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Main Authors: Hassan Al-Fugha, Ahmad Al-Malabeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union of Iraqi Geologists (UIG) 2019-06-01
Series:Iraqi Geological Journal
Online Access:https://igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/121