A reconnaissance study of a clastic coastal sabkha in Northern Kuwait, Arabian Gulf

Saleh, A.; Al-Ruwaih, F.; Al-Reda, A.; Gunatilaka, Ananda

doi:10.1006/jare.1999.0529

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“…Gunatilaka (1986) gave a detailed description of the area and its Quaternary development, together with a comprehensive review of earlier work. The northern coast of Kuwait and its siliciclastic-dominated sabkhas were described by Saleh et al (1999). Their deposits are similar to the siliciclastic sabkha deposits documented by Glennie & Evans (1976) from the Ranns of Kutch, India.…”

Section: Coastal Geomorphology and Facies Patternsmentioning

confidence: 61%

“…It was shown that the inner part of this huge sabkha is formed by deflated fluvial sediments, in contrast to the dominant aeolian sediments of the coastal sabkhas and those to the east. Further details on Arabian sabkhas were provided by Gunatilaka (1986), Al-Reda (1987); Gunatilaka & Mwango (1987) and Saleh et al (1999) who described the sabkhas of Kuwait.…”

Section: The Sabkha Plainmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An historical review of the Quaternary sedimentology of the Gulf (Arabian/Persian Gulf) and its geological impact

Evans

2010

Quaternary Carbonate and Evaporite Sedimentary Facies and Their Ancient Analogues

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The Arabian Gulf is a foreland basin that lies between the Arabian Shield and the Zagros fold belt. Today, it is being infilled at its northern head by the Tigris-Euphrates-Karun delta, receives further detrital sediment from Iran on its NE flank, and along its Arabian flank is the site of carbonate and evaporite sedimentation. Other than a few preliminary surveys by officers of the Indian Geological Survey and other minor geological studies associated with archaeological excavations on the Mesopotamian Plains, prior to the 1950s the Quaternary deposits of the region received little attention. However, since the publication of pioneering sedimentological studies in the late 1950s and early 1960s, these sediments have attracted considerable interest. Today, the Arabian Gulf is quoted as a model for foreland basin sedimentation, carbonate evaporite-dune-fan associations and carbonate ramps. It has become a classic area for open-water spontaneous precipitation of calcium carbonate (whitings), formation of hardgrounds, ooid production, dolomite precipitation and, most famously, for the development of shallow-water carbonate-evaporite associations. The surprise discovery of anhydrite forming in the supratidal coastal plain sediments and not in the subaqueous environment of the Gulf had a profound effect on interpretations of ancient evaporites. This discovery caused considerable re-examination and reconsideration of these deposits.

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Section: Coastal Geomorphology and Facies Patternsmentioning

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Section: The Sabkha Plainmentioning

confidence: 99%

An historical review of the Quaternary sedimentology of the Gulf (Arabian/Persian Gulf) and its geological impact

Evans

2010

Quaternary Carbonate and Evaporite Sedimentary Facies and Their Ancient Analogues

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“…Saleh et al [30] give a more detailed description of the geological origin of the coastal "sabkha" deposits in northern Kuwait. Sabkhas are coastal flat areas that extend above the high tide level and consist of evaporate-rich sediments.…”

Section: Geologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Saleh et al [30] identify the following lithologic units within the coastal areas of Kuwait: Ismael et al [19] present shallow borehole details along a section 35 km long, running from Andalus in the west to Salmiya in the east, and these are reproduced in Fig. 6.…”

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A review of geological and geotechnical features of some Middle Eastern countries

Poulos

2018

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This paper presents a collection of some of the available published information on geological and geotechnical characteristics of some Middle Eastern countries within the Arabian Peninsula. For each of the countries considered, a brief summary is given of the geological history, typical geotechnical profiles and typical geotechnical parameters, and if available, information on foundation design parameters. Such information may be helpful for preliminary design purposes, prior to a more detailed program of ground investigation being undertaken.

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“…These models, however, are specific to the coastal sabkha plains of the Emirates and are not necessarily representative of the Arabian Gulf coastal areas as a whole. To the north, for instance, the classic marine sabkha sequences are less well developed, and siliciclastics and oolitic chenier sands are more prominent, while biological activity is much more constrained (Saleh et al, 1999;Gunatilaka, pers. comm.…”

Section: The Gulf Region Todaymentioning

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The impact of sea‐level change on ramp margin deposition: lessons from the Holocene sabkhas of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Park¹

2010

Quaternary Carbonate and Evaporite Sedimentary Facies and Their Ancient Analogues

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Around the globe, the Holocene is replete with examples of the rapid accumulation and outbuilding of sediment wedges in response to, and associated with, a rise in sea level. It is particularly evident among the much-studied shallow-marine carbonate tidal flat association and arguably, nowhere better displayed than by the sabkha cycle developed along the coastal margin of the UAE. This cycle of rapid transgression and steady outward progradation throughout the last 10,000 years is only the most recent of a number of similar cycles that have been a characteristic of ramp margin sedimentation and a feature of stratigraphic associations in the Arabian Basin since the late Palaeozoic. It is not coincidental that these successions lying on top of earlier rifted basin sequences, many salt filled, are home to huge reserves of hydrocarbons.The sabkha cycle, as represented by the Holocene transgressive -highstand sequence found along the northern coast of the Arabian Platform is barely 2 m thick. Its sedimentary facies, associated mineralogical suites and early diagenesis are well documented. The gently sloping ramp margin setting is one that is extremely sensitive to even minor fluctuations in sea level and thin high-frequency sediment cycles are its hallmark. Fluctuations in sea level, however small, produce dramatic changes in sedimentation and groundwater chemistry in this environment, all of which can and do impact the rates of growth and destruction of the sequence. This may occur via increased erosion and ablation, leaching, alteration and replacement of existing minerals and precipitation of new ones, to aerobic destruction of organic material.Coastal flats are situated at the interface between groundwater, seawater and meteoric water which, especially in a sabkha setting, exposes the sequence to a multiplicity of diagenetic overprints. These, through their impact on porosity and permeability properties of potential reservoirs and seals, are of vital interest to the petroleum industry. The preservation potential, or lack thereof, in such tidal flat facies should be recognised as an inherent feature of high-frequency cyclicity. Despite this, relicts and indicators of highfrequency cycles can be observed in cores and wireline logs and offer some insights into the history of formation and preservation of porosity and hydrocarbon migration.

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A reconnaissance study of a clastic coastal sabkha in Northern Kuwait, Arabian Gulf

Cited by 28 publications

References 9 publications

An historical review of the Quaternary sedimentology of the Gulf (Arabian/Persian Gulf) and its geological impact

An historical review of the Quaternary sedimentology of the Gulf (Arabian/Persian Gulf) and its geological impact

A review of geological and geotechnical features of some Middle Eastern countries

The impact of sea‐level change on ramp margin deposition: lessons from the Holocene sabkhas of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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