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AAPG Bulletin; Year: 2023; Issue: July DOI: 10.1306/10242221068
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Figure 1.
Generalized geological map and cross section of the Arabian Peninsula showing the escarpments in the central part of Saudi Arabia. The escarpments were formed by differential erosion of altering resistant sandstones and limestones and more easily eroded siltstones and mudstones. Source: Abd El Aal (2017). Gp. = Group; Med. = Mediterranean; Tuwaiq Mt. Lst. = Tuwaiq Mountain Limestone; U.A.E. = United Arab Emirates.
Figure 1. Generalized geological map and cross section of the Arabian Peninsula showing the escarpments in the central part of Saudi Arabia. The escarpments were formed by differential erosion of altering resistant sandstones and limestones and more easily eroded siltstones and mudstones. Source: Abd El Aal (2017). Gp. = Group; Med. = Mediterranean; Tuwaiq Mt. Lst. = Tuwaiq Mountain Limestone; U.A.E. = United Arab Emirates.