10800km² volcanic field comprises the coalescing harrats of Nawasif and al Buqum, the central part of which is surmounted by many scoria cones and explosion craters.

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ⓘ Alkali basalt

ⓘ Basanite

ⓘ Hawaiite

ⓘ 'Nepheline basanite'

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Arabian Plate

Arabian-Nubian ShieldShield
- Asir TerraneVolcanic Arc

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References

Arno, V., Bakashwin, M.A. et al. 1980. Recent volcanism within the Arabian plate. Preliminary data from Harrats Hadan and Nawasif-Al Buqum.

Zanettin, B., Justin-Visentin, E., Nicoletti, M., & Piccirillo, E. M. (1980). Geodynamic Evolution of the Afro-Arabian Rift System. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, 629-643.

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/mpar4

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