Hedge, C. E. (1984). Precambrian geochronology of part of northwestern Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Deputy Ministry of Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Open-file Report. 84-381.

Köppen climate type:

BWh : Hot deserts climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Duba	22,000 (2016)	35.1km

Mindat Locality ID:

341872

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:341872:0

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

J. Shar

Approx 20 x 7 km intrusion of alkali feldspar and peralkaline granite

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ 'Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'

References:

Jackson, N. J., Drysdall, A. R., & Stoeser, D. B. (1985). Alkali granite-related Nb-Zr-REE-U-Th mineralization in the Arabian shield. In High heat production (HHP) granites, hydrothermal circulation and ore genesis. Conference (pp. 479-487).

Stoeser, D. B., Jackson, N. J., Ramsay, C. R., Drysdall, A. R., du Bray, E. A., & Douch, C. J. (1986). Map of felsic plutonic rocks in the Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1:1000000 (2 sheets). J. Afr. Earth Sci., 4.

Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.192

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ	'Alkali Feldspar'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Arabian PeninsulaPeninsula

Arabian PlateTectonic Plate

Arabian-Nubian ShieldShield
- Midyan TerraneVolcanic Arc

AsiaContinent

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