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Association of Dolomite and Anhydrite in the Recent Sediments of the Persian Gulf

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A. WELLS1 has recorded the presence of dolomite associated with aragonite and gypsum in the Recent sediments of the higher parts of the tidal flats around the Qatar peninsula in the Persian Gulf. A similar environment of coastal lagoons and tidal flats extends eastwards from Qatar along the Trucial Coast towards Oman. This communication refers to a short core collected from tho higher part of the coastal flats (the sabkha) in the Sheikdom of Abu Dhabi, some 200 miles east of Qatar. The core, 20 cm in length, was taken from the surface of the sabkha on the mainland approach to the Abu Dhabi causeway.

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    R. CURTIS, G. EVANS, D. J. J. KINSMAN & D. J. SHEARMAN

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CURTIS, R., EVANS, G., KINSMAN, D. et al. Association of Dolomite and Anhydrite in the Recent Sediments of the Persian Gulf. Nature 197, 679–680 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197679a0

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