Traces of ancient geysers preserved in the travertine of Siwaqa,Jordan: conditions of their formation |
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| Authors: | Ikhlas Alhejoj Klaus Bandel Elias Salameh Khitam Alzughoul |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Geology,The University of Jordan,Amman,Jordan;2.Geologisch-Pal?ontologisches Institut und Museum Hamburg,Universit?t Hamburg,Hamburg,Germany |
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| Abstract: | A Pleistocene travertine quarrying on a hill in Siwaqa area, central Jordan, excavated solid, well-stratified travertine beds of about 12 m in thickness. The fabric and composition of the travertine indicate original deposition from hot spring water. At present, the area and its surrounding are devoid of any perennial water, except for periodic flood flows that collect at Siwaqa dam 4–5 km to the west of the quarry area, joining the catchment of the River Mujib. The travertine overlies combusted oil shale. The exposed hot spring travertine consists predominantly of well-bedded limestone, interrupted by horizons of chaotic angular debris, indicating ejection from below such as those produced by geysers. The article discusses the origins of the mottled and angular rock fragments, their transportation due to explosive geyser, the conditions and possible causes that produced the pressures leading to steam outbreaks and are responsible for the observed redistribution of travertine layers. |
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