or sabkhah (ˈsæbxə, -kə) or sabkhat (ˈsæbxət, -kət)
noun
a flat coastal plain with a salt crust, common in Arabia
Word origin
C19: from Arabic
Examples of 'sabkha' in a sentence
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The sabkha sediments consist mainly of terrigenous siliciclastic material accompanied by the development of evaporites.
Amany G. Taher 2014, 'Microbially induced sedimentary structures in evaporite–siliciclastic sediments ofRas Gemsa sabkha, Red Sea Coast, Egypt', Journal of Advanced Researchhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123213001094. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The analysis of the sequences reveals three different subenvironments (shoal, lagoon and sabkha).
López Gómez, J., Márquez-Aliaga, A. 1989, 'Paleontología y ambientes sedimentarios del Triásico medio, Muschelkalk,de la Cordillera Ibérica 1: Cuencas y Valencia. España', Estudios Geologicoshttp://estudiosgeol.revistas.csic.es/index.php/estudiosgeol/article/view/510/532. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They originated through both sabkha and burial dolomitization.
Turpin M., Nader F.H., Kohler E. 2012, 'Empirical Calibration for Dolomite Stoichiometry Calculation: Application on TriassicMuschelkalk- Lettenkohle Carbonates (French Jura) Calibration empirique pour le calculde la stoechiométrie de la dolomite : application aux carbonates triasiques du Muschelkalk-Lettenkohle(Jura français)', Oil & Gas Science and Technologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2516/ogst/2011173. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gases collected from sediments under shallow ponds in the sabkha contain methane in concentrations as high as 3400 ppm.
Christopher P McKay, Jon C Rask, Angela M Detweiler, Brad M Bebout, R Craig Everroad,Jackson Z Lee, Jeffrey P Chanton, Marisa H Mayer, Adrian A L Caraballo, Bennett Kapili,Meshgan Al-Awar, Asma Al-Farraj 2016, 'An Unusual Inverted Saline Microbial Mat Community in an Interdune Sabkha in the Rub'al Khali (the Empty Quarter), United Arab Emirates.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4794207?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this coastal environment there are subenvironments of salt marsh, salt pans, sabkha, coastal lagoons, etc.
López Chicano, M., Pérez López, A. 1989, 'Estudio sedimentológico del Keuper inferior, a partir del análisis de facies,en el sector central de la Cordillera Bética. Algunas consideraciones paleogeográficas',Estudios Geologicoshttp://estudiosgeol.revistas.csic.es/index.php/estudiosgeol/article/view/509/531. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For this purpose, reinforced concrete specimens were exposed to a simulated-sabkha environment for a period of more than two years.
Omar Saeed Baghabra Al-Amoudi, Rasheeduzzafar, Sahel N. Abduljauwad, Mohammed Maslehuddin 1996, 'Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel in Sabkha Environment', Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101836391831064X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lithological variation indicate a sabkha-lacustrine environment.
Bahman Soleimani, Amir Sasan Zarvani 2010, 'Lithological and petrophysical evaluation of the caprock keybeds, Asmari Reservoirof Pazanan Oil Field, Zagros, Iran', Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)http://www.rdoapp.psu.ac.th/html/sjst/journal/31-6/0125-3395-31-6-655-660.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Evaporative (sabkha), seepage-reflux, mixing-zone, burial and seawater dolomitization models of modern and ancient examples from literature were considered.
Brazauskas, Antanas, Bičkauskas, Giedrius, Kaminskas, Donatas 2010, 'Silurian dolostones of eastern Lithuania', Estonian Journal of Earth Scienceshttp://eap.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2010/issue_2/earth-2010-2-180-186.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)