Name of area

Location

Samples

number

Samples number for landform deposits

Most frequent minerals

(in avg. wt%)

Al-Rawdhatain (a)

Lat. 29˚45'44''N - 29˚58'19''N

Long. 47˚37'30''E - 47˚48'45''E

15

­ Desert plain (11)

­ Wadi fill (3)

­ Playa (1)

Quartz: 59.1

Calcite: 13.5

Al-Managish (b)

Lat. 29˚00'N - 29˚10'33''N

Long. 47˚30'E - 47˚45'E

27

­ Sand sheet (15)

­ Vegetated sand sheet (6)

­ Wadi fill (6)

Quartz: 74.8

Calcite: 10.8