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Abate, E., Cali, K.M., Dal Piaz, G.V., Gosso, G., Hibrahim, H.A., and Rigatti, G., 1981, Note di rilevamento sul basamento cristallino della Somalia settentrianale nell’area Rugay-maydh-xiis, Distretto di Ceerigabo: Rend. Soc. Geologica Italiana, vol. 4, p. 333-337, 2 fig.

Abate, E., Ciarapica, G., and Zaninetti, L., 1984, Triassina oberhauseri Koehn-Zaninetti et Bronnimann, 1968, dans le Trias supérieur récifal (faciès ‘‘back-reef") de la plate-forme panormide, Sicile: Revue de Paléobiologie, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 19-25, 2 fig., 1 pl.

Abate, E., Ficcarelli, G., Pirini-Radrizzani, C., Salvietti, A., Torre, D., and Turi, A., 1974, Jurassic sequences from the Somali coast of the gulf of Aden: Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, vol. 80, no. 3, p. 409-478, 5 fig., 1 app., pl. 34-43.

Abbate, E., Sagri, M., Sassi, F.P. (1993) Geology and mineral resources of Somalia and surrounding regions (with a geological map of Somalia 1:1,500,000). A - Regional geology. In: 1st Intern. Meeting on the Geology of Somalia and Surrounding Regions (GEOSOM'87), Mogadishu, Nov. 23-30, 1987. In: Relazioni e monografie agrarie subtropicali e tropicali. Nuova serie, Abbate, E., Sagri, M., and Sassi, F.P.(eds.), Firenze, p. 1-416.

Abbate, E., Sagri, M., Sassi, F.P. (1993) Geology and mineral resources of Somalia and surrounding regions (with a geological map of Somalia 1:1,500,000). B - Mineral and water resources. In: 1st Intern. Meeting on the Geology of Somalia and Surrounding Regions (GEOSOM'87), Mogadishu, Nov. 23-30, 1987. In: Relazioni e monografie agrarie subtropicali e tropicali. Nuova serie, Abbate, E., Sagri, M., and Sassi, F.P.(eds.), Firenze, p. 417-733.

Abdallah, A.M., 1965, New Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) occurrence at the western side of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt: United Arab Republic, Geological Survey, Paper no. 30, 8 p., 2 fig., 2 pl.

Abdallah, A.M., and El-Adindani, A., 1965, Stratigraphy of Upper Paleozoic rocks, western side of the Gulf of Suez: United Arab Republic, Geological Survey, Paper no. 25, 18 p., 7 fig., 5 pl.

Abdallah, A.M., El-Adindani, A., and Fahmy, N., 1965, Stratigraphy of the Lower Mesozoic rocks, western side of Gulf of Suez, Egypt: United Arab Republic, Geological Survey, Paper no. 27, 23 p., 7 fig., 1 pl.

ABDEL RAHMAN E.M., 1993, Geochemical and Geotectonic controls of the metallogenic evolution of selected ophiolite complexes from the Sudan, Berl. Geowiss. Abh. 145, 175 p.

ABDEL RAHMAN E.M., MATEIS G., SCHANDELMEIER H., KARFIS M.A., ABDEL GADIR I., EL KHEDIR M.,1993, Evolution of the Keraf Back-arc Basin: Constraints on the Nubian Shield margin, in Geoscientific Research in Northeast Africa, Thorweihe & Schandelmeier (eds), pp.93-98.

Abdelgadir, H.A. (1990) Geology, geochemistry and genesis of gold mineralization in the Red Sea Hills, Sudan. In: 15th colloquium of African geology--15 (super e) colloque de geologie africaine, Anonymous(ed.), Nancy, France. Sept. 10-13, 1990. p. 196

Abdelmalik, W.M., 1981, Biostratigraphy and history of sedimentation of Jurassic rocks in the northwestern desert, Egypt: Stratigraphical Newsletter, Berlin, vol. 10, ser. 3, p. 148-155, 3 fig.

ABDELRAHMAN M. A. & DOIG R., 1987, The Rb-Sr geochronological evolution of the Ras Gharib segment of the northern Nubian Shield, J. geol. Soc. London, 144, pp. 577-586.

Abdel-Rahman, E.M., Matheis, G., Karfis, M.A. (1990) Sheet tectonics across the Red Sea Hills ophiolites (Sudan); the major control of Au-PGE mineralization--Tectonique de cisaillement dans les ophiolites des Red Sea Hills (Soudan); controle majeur de la mineralisation en or et elements de groupe du platine. In: 15th colloquium of African geology--15 (super e) colloque de geologie africaine, Anonymous(ed.), Nancy, France. Sept. 10-13, 1990. p. 195

ABDELSALAM M.G., 1993, Structural evolution of the Oko shear zone, Sudan, in Geoscientific Research in Northeast Africa, Thorweihe & Schandelmeier (eds), pp.121-125.

ABDELSALAM M.G., 1994, The Oko Shear Zone, Sudan: post-accretionary deformation in the Arabian-Nubian Shield, J. geol. Soc. London, 151, pp. 767-776.

ABDELSALAM M.G., and DAWOUD A.S.,1991, The Kabus ophiolitic melange, Sudan, and its bearing on th western boundary of the Nubian Shield, J. geol. Soc. London, 148, pp. 83-92.

ABDELSALAM M.G., and STERN R.J., 1993 Tectonic evolution of the Nakasib suture, Red Sea Hills, Sudan: evidence for a late Precambrian Wilson Cycle; J. geol. Soc. London, 150, pp. 393-404.

ABDELSALAM M.G., and STERN R.J., 1993, Structure of the late Proterozoic Nakasib suture, Sudan, J. geol. Soc. London, 150, pp. 1065-1074.

ABDELSALAM M.G., and STERN R.J., 1993, Timing of events alongs the Nakasib suture and the Oko shear zone, Sudan, in Geoscientific Research in Northeast Africa, Thorweihe & Schandelmeier (eds), pp.99-103.

Abdulhay G., Al-Mourabet M.O., Bonnefoy D., Chêne F., Halawani M.A., Janjou D., Kluyver H.M., Lebret P., Luong V.H., Pellé J.-M;, Rowaihy N., 1998, Geologic map-making at DMMR, from field to database, Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources Technical Report BRGM-TR-98-12, 24 p., 5 figs., 9 apps.

Abdulhay, G., Coumoul, A., Lemiere, B., Roubichou, P., Siddiqui, A.A. (1988) Minéralogie des altérations hydrothermales du prospect aurifère de Shaib at Tare, district de Wadi Bidah, Arabie Séoudite. Principaux Résultats Scientifiques Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minières, p. 153-154.

Abed, A.M., 1979, Lower Jurassic lateritic redbeds from Central Arabia: Sedimentary Geology, vol. 24, p. 149-156.

Abed, A.M., and Schneider, V., 1979, Paleogeography of the so-called Nodular Limestone (Cenomanian), Jordan: 1st Geological Congress of the Middle East, Geocome 1, Ankara, Turkey, p. 206-220, 8 fig., 1 tabl.

Abed, M.M., 1989, Contribution to Pliocene paleontology of Red Sea coast, Egypt: 28th International Geological Congress, Washington, Abstracts, vol. 1, p. 4-5, 1 table

Aber, J.S., Croot, D.G., and Fenton, M.M., 1989, Glacio-tectonic landforms and structures: Kluwer Academic Publ., London, 200 p.

Aboul Ela, N.M., Abdel-Gawad, G.L., and Aly, M.F., 1991, Albian fauna of Gabal Manzour, Maghara area north of Sinai, Egypt: Journal of African Earth Sciences, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 201-210, 3 fig., 3 tabl., 9 pl.

Abouzakhm, A.G., Allen, R.B., and Sikander, A.H., 1991, Characteristics of the Bab Al Mandab – Northern Afar area of the southern Red Sea: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, vol. 75, no. 8, p. 1400 (abstract).

Abrams, M., and Chadwick, O., 1990, Quaternary climatic and tectonic history of the Semail Ophiolite, Oman: Symposium on Ophiolite Genesis and Evolution of Oceanic Lithosphere, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Abstracts, G8, paper no. 1, 1 p.

ABU FATIMA M., 1992 Magmatic and tectonic evolution of the granite-greenstone sequences of the sinkat area, Red Sea Province, NE Sudan, Master Thesis, Department of geology, University of Portmouth, U.K..

Abu-Duruk, H.I., 1986, Introduction to the archaeology of Tayma: Department of Antiquities and Museums (publ.), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 103 p., 58 fig., 52 pl.

Abu-Zeid, M.M., and Khalifa, H., 1983, Sedimentological and paleoenvironmental aspects of the Miocene succession of Gebel al-Nikhsh, Qatar Arabian Gulf: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Palëontologie, Mh, vol. 5, no. 7, p. 385-399, 5 fig.

Adams, C.G., and Racey, A., 1992, The occurrence and paleobiogeographical significance of the foraminiferid Yaberinella from the Eocene of Oman: Paleontology, vol. 35, part 1, p. 237-245, 2 fig., 1 pl.

Adloff, M.C., Doubinger, J., Massa, D., and Vachard, D., 1985, Trias de Tripolitaine (Libye). Nouvelles données biostratigraphiques et palynologiques. Premiére partie: Revue de l’Institut Français du Pétrole, vol. 40, no. 6, p. 723-753, 13 fig., 2 pl.

Adloff, M.C., Doubinger, J., Massa, D., and Vachard, D., 1986, Trias de Tripolitaine (Libye). Nouvelles données biostratigraphiques et palynologiques. Résultats palynologiques. Deuxiéme partie: Revue de l’Institut Français du Pétrole, vol. 41, no. 1, p. 27-72, fig. 14-23, 9 table pl. 3-9.

Afifi, A.M. (1990) Environments of gold telluride mineralization in the Mahd adh Dhahab District, Arabian Shield. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 299 p.

Afifi, A.M. (1990) Geology of the Mahd adh Dhahab District, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Report USGS Open File Report, n? OF 90-0315, Reston, VA, United States, -49.

Afifi, A.M. (1990) Geology of the Mahd adh Dhahab District, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Report USGS Open File Report, n? OF 90-0315, Reston, VA, United States, -49.

Agar R.A., 1988 - Geologic Map of the Zalm quadrangle, sheet 22F, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry For Mineral Resources Geoscience Map GM 89C, scale 1:250 000, with text, 41p.

Agar R.A., Stacey J.S. and Whitehouse M.J., 1992. Evolution of the southern Afif terrane - a geochronologic study. Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Resources. Open-File Report DMMR-OF-10-15, 41 p.

Agar, R.A. (1992) The tectono-metallogenic evolution of the Arabian Shield. Precambrian Research, vol. 58, n? 1-4, p. 169-194.

Agar, R.A., 1988, Geologic map of the Zalm quadrangle, sheet 22F, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (with text): Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Resources, Jiddah, Geoscience Map GM-89.

Agar, R.A., Shouman, S.A., Al-Solami, A., and Al-Owaidi, H., 1987, Preliminary report on ground cracking and structural damage at Mudarraj (27/43D): Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Resources, Jeddah, Open-File Report DGMR-OF-05-55, 13 p., 8 fig.

Aghanabati, A., 1986, Geological map of the Middle East, scale 1:5,000,000: Commission for the Geological Map of the World, Sub-commission for the Middle East, Geological Survey of Iran (publ.).

Agocs, W.B., 1962, Structural provinces of the Arabian peninsula: Source ARAMCO - U.S. Geological Survey: Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Resources, Jiddah, Open-File Report no. OF 136, 6 p.

AHMED F.I., 1983, Sudan's mineral deposits, Min. Mag., Jan.83, pp.31-35.

Ahmed, Y.H., Shalaan, A.A., and Azki, H.A., 1991, Egyptian Red Sea petroleum geology and regional geophysical evaluation: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, vol. 75, no. 8, p 1401 (abstract).

Aigner, T., and Van Vliet, A., 1989, Hierarchy of deposi-tional cycles in epeiric carbonate basin-fills; an example from Oman: 28th International Geological Congress, Washington, Abstracts, vol. 1, p. 23-24, 1 fig.

Al Dabbagh, M.H., Dowd, P.A. (1996) Sukhaybarat gold mine, Saudi Arabia. Minerals Industry International, vol. July, p. 16-21.

Al Far, D.M., 1966, Geology and coal deposits of Gabal El-Maghara: United Arab Republic, Geological Survey Paper no. 37, p. 1-59, 2 pl.

Al Jallal I.A., 1994, The Khuff Formation: Its regional reservoir Potential in Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf Countries, Depositional and Stratigraphic Approach, GEO’94, Bahrain, ???,p. ???.

Al Mishali, A. ,1991, Hydrogeologic study of the Tayma quadrangle, sheet 27 C: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Technical Report BRGM-TR-11-7, 19 p.,11 figs., 1 tab.

Al Muallem, M.,1991, preliminary technical investigation of a sinkhole formed southwest of Al Kharj (Biljan farm), January 1991: Internal Report BRGM-JED-IR-91-8, 5 p., 3 figs., 1 pl.

Al Nakhebi Z.A., Lemiere B., Rançon J.P., Fourniguet J., Al Owedi K., Damanhori N., Khogandi M., Chevrel S., Al Dawawsi R., Laurent D. (1991): Potential industrial mineral ressources of the Al Madinah region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Resources Technical Report BRGM-TR-11-1, 31 p., 1 figs., 2 tab.

Al Otaibi, R.H., Lewis, R.S., Ben Talib, M., and Christian, R.P. (1995) Geology and gold mineralization of the Bil’iwy prospect, Murayjib-Umm Hafra region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a section on Magnetics by Mabrouk Basahel and Nimr Arab: Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources Technical Report USGS-TR-95-2 (IR-912), 28p., 2 plts., 15 figs., 3 tables, 6 apps.

Al Sari, A.M., Al Shanti, A.M., El Mahdy, O.R. (1984) Composition and textures of Cu-Zn-Fe sulphide ore from Al Amar, Saudi Arabia. In: Pan-African crustal evolution in the Arabian-Nubian Shield, IGCP Project 164, Proceedings Symposium 1-3 Feb., 1982, Bakor, A.R., Al Shanti, A.M.S., Basahel, A.N. et al. (eds.), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, p. 579-589.

AL SHANTI A.M. (1976a).- Geology of Ad Dawadimi District, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Directorate General Mineral. Resources, Mineral. Resources Bull., 13, 57 p.

AL SHANTI A.M. (1976b).- Mineralization of Ad Dawadimi District, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Directorate General Mineral. Resources, Mineral. Resources Bull., 14, 50 p.

Al Shanti, A.M., El Mahdy, O.R., Hassan, M.A., Hussein, A.A. (1993) A comparative study of five volcanic-hosted sulfide mineralizations in the Arabian Shield. Journal of King Abdulaziz University, vol. Earth Science. 6, p. 1-33.

Al Shanti, A.M., Roobol, M.J. (1984) Some thoughts on metallogenesis and evolution of the Arabian-Nubian Shield. In: Evolution and mineralization of the Arabian-Nubian SHield, Proceedings Symposium 1-3 Feb., 1982, I.A.G. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tahoun, S.A.(ed.), p. 87-96.

AL TAYYAR J., JACKSON N.J. et AL-YAZIDI S. (1986).- Geology and mineralization of the Jabalat alkali-feldspar granite, northern Asir region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. J. African Earth Sci., 4, pp. 183-188.

Al Thekair, M., Nejaim, O. (1986) Multi-element geochemical exploration using binary heavy-grain fractions of wadi sediments from the Al-Aqiq area, Saudi Arabia. In: International South European symposium on Exploration geochemistry. Athens, Greece, Nov. 9-11, 1986, Papavassiliou, C.(ed.), Athens, Greece/Canada, p. 34

Al Thekair, M.A. (1989) Geochemical survey for gold mineralization using developed areal proportions of subdivided drainage cells, Wadi Haneef area, Saudi Arabian Shield. In: 28th international geological congress, Washington, DC, United States. July 9-19, 1989. p. 29

Alabouvette, B., and Villemur, J.R., 1973, Reconnaissance survey of the Wajid Sandstone: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières Open-File Report 73 JED 3, 17 p., 1 app.

Alabouvette, B., Motti, E., Remond, C.P., Villemur, J.R., and Quinet, P., 1976, Geochemical prospecting in the Ar Riyad-At Taif telephone cable trench: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières Open-File Report 78 JED 13, 7 p., 1 app.

Al-Ameri, T., 1983, Acritarchs and their stratigraphical applications in the Paleozoic stratigraphy of Arabian area (abs.): 2nd Middle East Geological Congress, Baghdad, Iraq, 1983,  p. 6.

Alamy Z, Cottez S. (1988) Explanatory notes to the hydrogeologic and hydrochemical maps of the Wadi ar Rikan quadrangle, sheet 22G, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Resources, Jeddah, Open-file report BRGM-OF-07-22, 46 p., 11 figs., 13 tab., 2 maps.

Alamy Z., Cottez S., Shorbaji H. (1987): Explanatory notes to the hydrogeologic and hydrochemical maps of the ‘Aifif quadrangle, sheet 23F, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources, Jeddah, open-file report BRGM-OF-07-22, 46 p., 11 fig., 13 tab., 2 maps.

Alamy Z., Pointet T., Shorbaji H. (1987): Explanatory notes to the hydrogeologic and hydrochemical maps of the yanbu’ al Bahr quadrangle, sheet 24C, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources, Jeddah, open-file report BRGM-OF-07-30, 35 p., 16 fig., 10 tab., 2 maps.

Alamy Z., Pointet T., Shorbaji H. (1987): Explanatory notes to the hydrogeologic and hydrochemical maps of the yanbu’ al Bahr quadrangle, sheet 24C, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources, Jeddah, open-file report BRGM-OF-07-30, 35 p., 16 fig., 10 tab., 2 maps.

Alamy, Z, Cottez, S., 1988, Explanatory notes to the hydrogeologic and hydrochemical maps of the Wadi ar Rikan quadrangle, sheet 22G, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Resources, Jeddah, Open-file report BRGM-OF-07-22, 46 p., 11 figs., 13 tab., 2 maps.

Alamy, Z., Pointet, T., Shorbaji, H. (1987): Explanatory notes to the hydrogeologic and hydrochemical maps of the yanbu’ al Bahr quadrangle, sheet 24C, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources, Jeddah, open-file report BRGM-OF-07-30, 35 p., 16 fig., 10 tab., 2 maps.

Albino, G.V., Carten, R.B., El Komi, M.B., Bosch, P.S., and Jannadi, E.H. (1994) Exploration of the Efshaigh gold placer prospect, Murayjib-Umm Hafra region, with a separate section entitled Results of a microgravity survey at the Efshaigh placer prospect by N. Arab, A. Showail, and J.C. Wynn: Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources Open-File Report USGS-OF-94-7 (IR-906), 35 p., 1 pl., 12 figs., 4 tables.

Albino, G.V., El Komi, M.B., Jannadi, E.H., and Bosch, P.S. (1994) Reconnaissance for placer gold in the Murayjib-Umm Hafra region: Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources Open-File Report USGS-OF-94-8 (IR-907), 10 p., 1 pl., 3 figs., 1 app.

Albino, G.V., Jalal, S., Christensen, K. (1995) Neoproterozoic mesothermal gold mineralization at Sukhaybarat East mine, Saudi Arabia. Trans. Instn Min. Metall. , Sect. B, vol. 104, p. 157-170.

Albino, G.V., Schull, H.W., Al Eissa, A., Al Tayyar, J., and Jannadi, E.H. (1994) Exploration in the northern part of the Aqiq Ghamid area: 1993 program: Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources Open-File Report USGS-OF-94-9 (IR-908), 20 p., 1 pl., 4 figs., 2 tables, 3 apps.

Al-Fotawi, B., Al Eissa, Safdar, H., Dahlawi, S., and LeAnderson, J. (1994) Evaluation of the Aqiq Ghamid ancient gold mine, with a section on Ground geophysical surveys by M. Basahel, J.V. Suryam, A. Kinkar, W. Sawaf, and N. Arab: Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources Technical Report DMMR-TR-94-2, 59 p.

Al-Furaih, A.A.F, and Siddiqui, Q.A., 1981, The ostracode genus Anommatocythere from the Middle Eocene of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia: Journal of College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, vol. 12, no. 2, p. 429-441, 3 fig., 2 pl.

Al-Furaih, A.A.F., 1977, Cretaceous and Paleocene species of ostracode ‘‘Hornibrookella’’ from Saudi Arabia: Paleontology, vol. 20, part 3, p. 483-502, pl. 53-58.

Al-Furaih, A.A.F., 1983a, Paleocene and lower Eocene ostracoda from the Umm er Radhuma Formation of Saudi Arabia: University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Paper 107, p. 1-9, 1 fig., 3 pl.

Al-Furaih, A.A.F., 1983b, Middle Cretaceous (Cenomanian) ostracoda from the Wasia Formation of Saudi Arabia: University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Paper 108, p. 1-6, 1 fig., 3 pl.

Al-Furaih, A.A.F., 1983c, A new species of Phalcocythere (Ostracoda) from the Lower Paleocene of Saudi Arabia: Journal of College

Al-Furaih, A.A.F., 1984a, Maastrichtian ostracodes from Wadi al-Atj, Saudi Arabia: Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 2, no. 2, p. 495-503, 1 fig., 2 pl.

Al-Furaih, A.A.F., 1984b, Maastrichtian ostracoda from the Aruma Formation of Saudi Arabia: Revue de Micro-paléontologie, vol. 27, no. 3, p. 159-170, 1 fig., 2 pl.

Al-Furaih, A.A.F., 1984c, Maastrichtian and Paleocene species of the ostracode genus Foveoleberis from Saudi Arabia: Revista Española de Micropaleontologia, vol. XVI, p. 161-169, 1 fig., 2 pl.

Al-Furaih, A.A.F., 1985, The ostracode genus Brachycythere from the Upper Cretaceous of Saudi Arabia: Revista Española de Micropaleontologia, vol. XVII, no. 1, p. 113-122, 3 fig., 2 pl.

Al-Furaih, A.A.F., 1986, Kaesleria, a new ostracode genus from the Aruma Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Saudi Arabia: Journal of Paleontology, vol. 60, no. 3, p. 701-710, 5 fig., 8 table

Al-Hashimi, W.S., 1989, Evaporites of Neogene Neotethys: 28th International Geological Congress, Washington, Abstracts, vol. 1, p. 27-28.

Al-Jallal, I.A., 1979, Hydrogeology of the Minjur aquifer system in the Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia: M.Sc. Thesis, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A., 182 p., 25 tabl., 25 fig., 4 app., 2 pl.

Al-Jallal, I.A., 1991, Depositional environments, lithofacies types, and reservoir development of the Permian Khuff Formation in Eastern Saudi Arabia: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, vol. 75, no. 8, p. 1401 (abstract).

Al-Kadhi, A., 1986, Structural and geomorphic evidence relevant to the neotectonic history of Central Arabia: Journal of College of Science, King Saud University, vol. 17, no. 1, p. 101-125, 5 fig., 1 table, 4 pl.

Al-Kadhi, A., and Hancock, P.L., 1980, Structure of the Durma-Nisah segment of the Central Arabian graben system: Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Resources, Jiddah, Bulletin no. 16, 40 p., 21 fig., 1 table, 1 map.

Al-Khatieb, S.O., 1977, Progress report on cover-rock project 1 (5.9): Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Resources, Jiddah, Open-File Report 610, 33 p., 3 maps.

Al-Khatieb, S.O., 1981, Detection of surface evidence of subsurface structures by interpretation methods of Landsat imagery in the sedimentary rocks of Central Saudi Arabia: Ph.D. Thesis, University of London, Department of Geology, Royal School of Mines, London, 317 p., 69 fig., 12 tables, 7 pl.

Al-Khatieb, S.O., and Norman, J.W., 1982a, Photogeolo-gical evidence of the continuation of the Al Amar-Idsas basement fault under the Phanerozoic rocks of Central Saudi Arabia: Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (sect. B: Applied Earth Sciences), vol. 91, p. B169-B174, 7 fig.

Al-Khatieb, S.O., and Norman, J.W., 1982a, Photogeological evidence of the continuation of the Al Amar-Idsas basement fault under the Phanerozoic rocks of Central Saudi Arabia: Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (sect. B: Applied Earth Sciences), vol. 91, p. B169-B174, 7 fig.

Al-Khatieb, S.O., and Norman, J.W., 1982b, A possibly extensive crustal failure system of economic interest: Journal of Petroleum Geology, vol. 4, p. 319-327, 9 fig.

Al-Khatieb, S.O., and Norman, J.W., 1986, A tilted crustal block bounded by lineaments, shown by remote sensing: Journal of Petroleum Geology, vol. 9, p. 463-468, 4 fig.

Al-Khirsan, H., and Al-Siddiki, A., 1989, Hydrocarbon exploration development in Iraq: 28th International Geological Congress, Washington, Abstracts, vol. 1, p. 28.

Al-Laboun, A.A., 1982, The subsurface stratigraphy of pre-Khuff formations in central and northwestern Arabia: Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Earth Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University, Jiddah, 102 p., 32 fig., 21 pl.

Al-Laboun, A.A., 1986, Stratigraphy and hydrocarbon potential of the Paleozoic succession in both Tabuk and Widyan basins, Arabia: in Future petroleum provinces of the world (Halbouty, M.T., ed.), American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Memoir no. 40, p. 373-397, 19 fig.

Al-Laboun, A.A., 1987a, Unayzah Formation. A new Permian-Carboniferous unit in Saudi Arabia: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, vol. 71, no. 1, p. 29-38, 11 fig., 1 table

Al-Laboun, A.A., 1988, The distribution of Carboniferous-Permian siliciclastic rocks in the greater Arabian basin: Geological Society of America Bulletin, vol. 100, no. 3, p. 362-373, 11 fig., 1 table

Al-Laboun, A.A., 1990, The Paleozoic succession and the influence of the Hercynian equivalent movements in the Greater Arabian Basin: Journal of the King Abdul Aziz University, Earth Sciences, vol. 3, Special Issue: 1st Saudi Arabian Symposium on Earth Sciences, Jiddah 1989, p. 201-215, 6 fig., 1 table

Al-Laboun, A.A., and Walthall, B.H., 1988, The Devonian of the Arabian peninsula: in Devonian of the World: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on the Devonian System, Calgary, Canada, 1987, vol. I: Regional Synthesis (Canadian Society of Petroleum geologists publ.), p. 569-577, 7 fig.

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