Arabian Plate and Surroundings: Geology, Sedimentary Basins and Georesources

Description

This book focuses on the evolution of sedimentary basins of the Arabian Plate and its surroundings. Because these sedimentary basins developed in various tectonic settings, from extensional or transtensional to flexural, transpressional or compressional, their sedimentary sequences provide unique records of the regional geology. Georesources of the Arabian Plate are also described here, including petroleum potential, reservoirs, water resources, fresh water and deep saline aquifers, as well as materials and ore deposits. The book is made by a set of papers authored by geoscientists working in both academia and industry. Numerous chapters describe some regional important geologic features and selected sedimentary basins from the Middle East, North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula domains. Other chapters focus on georesources. A particular focus is given to the geology of Saudi Arabia. This book is an important contribution to the geology of the Arabian Peninsula and its surroundings. In view of the strategic and economic importance of the regional geology and georesources of the Arabian Plate and Surroundings, this volume will constitute an important reference for a wide range of geoscientists interested in the geology of this region, especially those active in petroleum geosciences and related industry. Ultimately, readers will discover important thematic maps in this book. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 High-Resolution Stratigraphic Architectures, Facies Anatomies of the Lower Cretaceous Biyadh and Shu’aiba Formations, and Their Implications on Platform Evolution and Global Correlation (Nasser AL-Ghamdi, Mike Pope)....Pages 3-39 The Lower Cretaceous Chouf Sandstone of Lebanon: A Regional Reservoir Level in the Levant? (Gabor Tari, Chloe Asmar, David Schneider, Fadi H. Nader, Bernhard Grasemann, Jonathan Church et al.)....Pages 41-70 Seismic Tectono-Stratigraphy and Hydrocarbon Implications of Lowstand Deep Marine Oligo-Miocene Siliciclastic Reservoirs in the Northern Levant Basin (Mourad Bédir, Mohamed Naceur Aissaoui)....Pages 71-113 Source-to-Sink Analysis of the Plio-Pleistocene Deposits in the Suez Rift (Egypt) (Sébastien Rohais, Delphine Rouby)....Pages 115-133 Front Matter ....Pages 135-135 The Southern Atlas Front in Tunisia: Regional-Scale Geometry and Structural Evolution (Mohamed Gharbi, Amara Masrouhi, Olivier Bellier, Mohamed Ben Youssef)....Pages 137-160 U–Pb Zircon Geochronology and Geochemistry of Some Plutonic Rocks from the Afif Terrane of Saudi Arabia, Arabian Shield: Implications for Crustal Evolution (Hesham M. Harbi)....Pages 161-190 Aeromagnetic Data Investigation of Al-Shamiyya Area, North East of Makkah Quadrangle, Saudi Arabia (Mansour A. Al-Garni, El-Sawy K. El-Sawy, Sami Khomsi)....Pages 191-213 Front Matter ....Pages 215-215 Groundwater Contamination of Wadi Haliy Area, Southwestern Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia (Saleh A. Bajabaa)....Pages 217-233 Analysis of Rainfall, Missing Data, Frequency and PMP in Al-Madinah Area, Western Saudi Arabia (Nassir S. Al-Amri, Ali M. Subyani)....Pages 235-248 Hydrochemical Assessment of Groundwater Within the Lower Wadi Ranyah, Western Saudi Arabia Using Multivariate Statistical Technique (Hassan A. Saleem, Mohammed O. Alharbi, Ali M. Subyani)....Pages 249-257