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SABKHA
Recent Sabkha
in
Abu Dhabi
Oil Field in Abu Dhabi Offshore
Main reservoirs of Pinkish fields are Arab Formation
Arab Formation
Good reservoirs consist of dolomite and limestone.
What’s ‘Sabkha’?
Tidal flats and their arid counterparts
Landsat Image of Abu Dhabi
greenish colour shows Sabkha
Location Map of Coasts in Abu Dhabi
Development of Barrier island - Lagoonal complex
through the Holocene in Abu Dhabi
              (modified from AAPG Memoir 33)
Schematic Diagram
showing environments of Sabkha in Tarif
Sabkha
large mud crack
Mesa
Eolian sand
Playa Lake ?
Profile of Sabkha facies
Tee Pee structure - Anhydrite
Gypsum marsh
Gypsum scattered as rhombic crystals
Intercalated Algal mat in Gypsum marsh
Algal mat (1)
Algal mat (2)
Algal mat (3)
Stromatolitic algae
Stromatolitic algae & Intertidal flat
Algal mat with symbiosis gastropods
Intertidal flat (1)
Intertidal flat (2)
Mangrove and Algal mat
Intertidal flat (3)
Mangrove and Burrows
Intertidal flat (4)
Burrows & Pellets of Crab
Mangrove (1)
Plant communities in high tide
Mangrove (2)
Avicennia marina
Subtidal flat - lagoon
Beach - oolite
Hamdan St. in Abu Dhabi, Now
Office Town in Abu Dhabi