Table 1 Mineral phase quantification of the beach sediment samples (S3, S4 in Fig. 1) (wt%).
From: Origin of Umm Al Heesh lake in the Rub’ Al Khali desert, Saudi Arabia
Sample name | Anhydrite | Gypsum | Halite | Illite/mica | Calcite | Dolomite | Plagioclase | K feldspars | Quartz | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S3 | 0 | 8.5 | 0 | 3.9 | 11 | 2.8 | 18.3 | 9.6 | 45.9 | 100 |
S4 | 2.7 | 10.1 | 24.2 | 0.6 | 18.8 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 25.8 | 100 |
