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Department of Geological Sciences

Structural setting of the Jordan Northern Highlands : an integrated study using surface and sub-surface geological data by utilizing GIS Technology

Abstract

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This study was designed, for the identification of the General structural style of this part of Jordan by: (1) Definition of dominant structural styles in the JNH: such as the main structural elements, basins, and highs; (2) Inference of the structural setup and its tectonic significance, and (3) Identification of the influence of the Dead Sea Transform on the geological setting of the JNH area.

Degree

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Department of Geological Sciences
Year dc:date.issued
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Al Tarawneh, Maha Atallah
Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
  • Le Roex, Anton
  • Ben-Avraham, Zvi

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10001
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10001

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Al Tarawneh, Maha Atallah. Structural setting of the Jordan Northern Highlands : an integrated study using surface and sub-surface geological data by utilizing GIS Technology. Department of Geological Sciences, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10001