Qatar Univ. Sci. J. (2003), 23:41-58 Geologic Evolution of the Dukhan salt flats in Western Qatar Peninsula, Arabian Gulf Abdulali M. Sadiq Department of Geology, College of Science, University of Qatar, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar E-mail:
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