MICROBIAL DOLOMITES FROM CARBONATE-EVAPORITE SEDIMENTS OF THE COASTAL SABKHA OF ABU DHABI AND THEIR EXPLORATION IMPLICATIONS

Sadooni FN; Howari F; El-Saiy A

Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol.34, No.4, 289-298, 2010

DOI10.1111/j.1747-5457.2010.00480.x Export Citation

MICROBIAL DOLOMITES FROM CARBONATE-EVAPORITE SEDIMENTS OF THE COASTAL SABKHA OF ABU DHABI AND THEIR EXPLORATION IMPLICATIONS

Sadooni FN, Howari F, El-Saiy A

Six dolomite types were reported from the studied sediments in the Abu Dhabi sabkha. These were pustular and cluster dolomite; dolomites associated with clay minerals and with evaporites; and dolomites associated with microbial mats and foraminiferal tests.

Keywords:dolomite;sabkha;microbial sediments;Abu Dhabi;The Gulf