Geoheritage of Volcanic Harrats in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Moufti, Mohammed Rashad (Author), Németh, Károly (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism, Conservation and Management Series,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Geomorphology.; Nature conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Nature Conservation.

This book records the geoheritage values of globally significant, yet little-known, volcanic geosites in Saudi Arabia. It is the first of its kind to focus on the Middle East, clearly showing the hidden geoheritage value of the volcanic Arabian Peninsula’s harrats and demonstrating why the Saudi Ara...

Table of Contents:

• Geological Setting
• Harrat Rahat: The geoheritage value of the youngest long-lived volcanic field in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Volcanic geoheritage of other harrats of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Synthesis of the geoheritage values of the volcanic harrats of Saudi Arabia.