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ku ta mh na uum mh MPz uum Cb Cs dm Cs zf uum uum Qu uum zf ky ubu sa Cb uum uum Qu km qd zf gu uum Cb uum Cs sa Qu uum uum uum Cs MPz uum uum MPz dh uum uum Cs MPz MPz bw mh MPz uum utg jh uum uum sh dm uum ubu ubu utg uum sa Cs uum Qu Qu Qu Cs Cb uum Qu uum Cs MPz MPz uum km uum Qu sa uum Cb Cs uum uum uum MPz Qu Cs uum uum uum bb uum Cb Cb Qu sa uum Cs Qu Cb Cb Cb Cb ktv Cb Qu Qu Qu Zalm ABHA Afif Badr Duba Haql Jizan Ha'il Tabuk Sabya Baysh Tarib Marat Qufar Tayma Nuqrah Sabhah Najran MAKKAH JIDDAH Haddad Bishah Ranyah Thuwal Rabigh Al Ays Shaqra Al Bad Mishkah Murdama Halaban Al Lith Ar Rass Khaybar Unayzah Ad Darb Al Birk Muhayil Righwah Al Qawz Turubah Al Wajh Al 'Ula Hulayfah Al Bahah At Ta'if Buraydah Al Habil Al Barqa Tathlith An Nimas Barahrah Al Jumum Umm Lajj Al Muwayh Abu Arish Al Aridah Al Qahmah Al Sahnah Al Buwayr Al Jahara Al Hawiyah AL MADINAH Al Harajah Al Mukhwah Al Khurmah Muhayriqah Al Qa'iyah Al Khuttah Ash Shuqayq Al Muzaylif Al Musaylim Al Khamasin As Sulayyil Ar Ruwaydah Ad Dawadimi Al Majma'ah Al Muwaylih As Subaykhah Al Qunfudhah Al Qusuriyah Al Hanakiyah Al Husayniyah Al Quway'iyah Al Jardhawiyah Khamis Mushayt Yanbu' al Bahr 'Uqlat as Sugur Zahran al Janub Mahd adh Dhahab As Sayl al Kabir Cb uum bu qd Cs Cb br 34°E 35°E 35°E 36°E 36°E 37°E 37°E 38°E 38°E 39°E 39°E 40°E 40°E 41°E 41°E 42°E 42°E 43°E 43°E 44°E 44°E 45°E 45°E 46°E 17°N 17°N 18°N 18°N 19°N 19°N 20°N 20°N 21°N 21°N 22°N 22°N 23°N 23°N 24°N 24°N 25°N 25°N 26°N 26°N 27°N 27°N 28°N 28°N 29°N 29°N 34°E 46°E Coordinate System: Lambert Conformal Conic Central Meridian: 41.00° Standard Parallel 1: 18.33° Standard Parallel 2: 27.66° WGS 1984 spheroid Red Sea Red Sea YEMEN Geologic data not compiled Geologic data not compiled Geologic data not compiled JORDAN This map is not an authority on the national boundary, coastline, or Red Sea islands Compilation of digital data completed by the author in 2006, with technical advice from members of the Saudi Geological Survey GIS Team. This version of the map specially prepared for the Seventh Meeting of the Saudi Society for Geosciences, Riyadh, Rabi' II 1428/May 2007 LOCATION MAP DIKES ROADS CONTACTS AND FAULTS Mafic dike Felsic and/or undifferentiated dike Tertiary dike Contact Fault International boundary Dual carriage road Expessway Main road 50 0 50 25 kms Scale: 1:1,500,000 Cb Cenozoic basalt Ci Cenozoic intrusive rocks Cs Cenozoic sedimentary rocks MPz Mesozoic and Paleozoic sedimentary rocks, undivided Qu Cenozoic surficial cover aa Abanat suite abg Al Bad granite super suite ad Admar suite af Afif formation ah Habid formation ai A'ashiba complex aj Al Junaynah formation al Al Amar group alx Syn- to post-Al Amar intrusives am Amlas formation an An Nimas complex ao Al Hafoor suite aq Al Qunnah formation ar Ar Rahah granite as Abu Safiyah complex at Al Harmah complex au Atura formation aw Alawah tonalite ay Al Ays group ba Bayda group bb Bidah belt volcanic and sedimentary rocks bd Badwah granite bg Biotite granodiorite and monzogranite bi Sumayir formation bl Ablah group bq Buqaya and Qarnayn formations br Birak group bs Banana and Sufran formation bt Abt formation bu Burudan complex bw Buwwah suite bx Syn- to post-Banana intrusives by Bani Ghayy group da Damar complex dg Gabbro and diorite dh Dhukhr complex di Abu Dira'ah and Ar Ridaniyah formations dm Makkah suite ds Dakhbag formation dy Hadiyah group er Ediacaran rhyolite ff Fatima group fh Fahud microdiorite ft Filh granodiorite fu Furayh group fw Fuwayliq granodiorite fx Al Far granodiorite ga Hegaf formation gj Ghawjah formation gk Ghamr group gm Mughah complex gs Misr complex gu Umm Gerad granite ha Hashafat complex hb Hamra Badi alkali-feldspar granite hd Hadhaq complex hf Hufayriyah complex hj Hijrat trondhjemite hla Haml suite alkali feldspar granite hlg Haml suite monzogranite and granodiorite hn Hadn formation ho Hali group hr Gharamil monzogranite hs Hinshan formation hu Hulayfah group hwg Al Hawiyah granite suite hx Syn- to post-Hulayfah intrusives hy Humaymah suite hz Hibshi formation ib Bari granodiorite id Idah suite ig Hishash granite ih Ibn Hashbal suite im Imdan complex is Isamah formation isx Syn- to post-Isamah formation intrusives jd Jidh suite jh Jibalah group jj Jaf Jaf complex jr Jurdhawiyah group js Jar-Salajah complex and Fara' trondhjemite ka Kamal complex kb Laban and Kilab complexes kg Malik granite kh Khanzirah complex kk Khaniq formation kl Kuhls granite km Kamil suite kr Khasrah complex ks Khishaybi suite kta Khadra belt amphibolite ktv Khadra belt volcanic and sedimentary rocks ku Ar Ruwaydah suite kv Ar Rika formation kw Kawr suite ky Al Khushaymiah complex la Thalath complex lbn North Libab gneiss lbs South Libab gneiss li Al Lith belt volcanic and sedimentary rocks lk Lakathah complex lt Julayhi tonalite ma Muwayh formation mh Arj and Mahd groups mi Hamir group ml Malahah belt volcanic and sedimentary rocks mm Salim complex mr Mardabah complex mt Samd tonalite mu Murdama group mw Muwaylih suite mz Milhah formation na Nabt complex nb Nabitah gneiss suite ng Nu'man complex nj Najah granodiorite nk Dhiran, Nafi, and Hillit formations, and Dhukhnah gneiss nm Naim complex nr Najirah granite nz Nasaf suite qa Qazaz granite super suite qd Qudayd suite qg Qiya complex ra Rabigh suite rn Ra'al granite rq Rubayq complex rr Ram Ram complex rt Rithmah complex ru Rudayhah gabbro rx Arin tonalite ry Rumayda granite sa Samran group sb Ash Sha'ib group sf Subh suite sh Shwas belt volcanic and sedimentary rocks si Siham group sj Sarjuj formation sl Silasia formation sm Mushrifah complex sn Shayma Nasir group sr Shir complex st As Sutayyan complex su Shufayyah complex sw Suwaj suite sy Surayhah complex sz Shammar group szx Syn- to post-Shammar intrusives ta Tamran formation tfv At Ta'if group th Thalbah group tk Tays formation and Kabid paragneiss tt Thurayban granodiorite tya Tayyah belt amphibolite tyv Tayyah belt volcanic and sedimentary rock ubu Unassigned gabbro udd Unassigned dioritoid ugg Unassigned granite uh Muhayil suite ush Schist and gneiss utg Unassigned granodiorite and tonalite uum Serpentinite and gabbro wb Wadbah suite xh Post-Hamir intrusives yp Uraynibi syenogranite yr Ruwayhah suite ys Suwaylih suite yt Abbasiyah granodiorite za Zaam group zf Zibarah group zg Qunnah complex zy Zaytah formation PALEOPROTEROZOIC TONIAN CRYOGENIAN UNASSIGNED NEOPROTEROZOIC ROCKS CENOZOIC MESOZOIC AND PALEOZOIC Paleoproterozoic intrusive and metamorphic rocks Tonian intrusive rocks Cryogenian intrusive rocks Cryogenian layered rocks CRYOGENIAN-EDIACARAN Cryogenian-Ediacaran layered rocks Cryogenian-Ediacaran intrusive rocks EDIACARAN Ediacaran layered rocks Ediacaran intrusive rocks PHANEROZOIC PRECAMBRIAN Unconformity Unconformity hh Hadb ash Sharar suite rw Radwa granite MAP UNITS: NAMES AND SUMBOLS
