Subject: RESEARCH ON SAUDI CAVES


> Hello there.. I am an AU student who is doing a report on Saudi caves in
> general. and I just wanted to know where I can get more information about
> Saudi caves, their formation, structure, and species. I want more facts
than
> stories. where can I get these facts. ?
>   My husband works for Saudi Aramco and studied in the KFUPM. he has
access
> to some libraries in that region. .
> If you can offer me names of books, articles , magazines or other sites
> that can help me on my research topic it would be very appreciated .This
way
> I can increase students' education in my university about caves in desert
> ecosystems. I will be having a presentation of the adventures and
information
> on this site.
>
> thank you
> Shu Shu
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REPLY:

SUBJECT: GEOLOGICAL INFO ON CAVES

Thanks for your inquiry. For a general article on the formation of Saudi
Caves, you could check:
SAUDI ARABIA'S DESERT CAVES in Aramco World Magazine, March/April 2000. For
detailed information on around 50 of the desert caves,  look in the
SAUDICAVES BIBLIOGRAPHY for the many fine reports by  R. Benischke,
G.Fuchs,  and V. Weissensteiner, titled:

Karst phenomena of the Arabian Shelf Platform and their Influence on
Underground Aquifers.

According to Mr. Benischke, KFUPM's Geology Dept has all of these reports.
Perhaps they will be kind enough to let you see these reports for research
purposes.   If you run into any difficulty finding the reports, please let
me know. I might be able to help.
John Pint