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Kuwait | |
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Oman | |
- Al Batinah North Governorate
| Mawarid Mining |
| Mawarid Mining |
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- Al Batinah South Governorate
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- Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate
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Saudi Arabia | |
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| USGS Prof Paper 550C ppC187-C189 |
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- Ithnayn and Kura Lava Fields
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United Arab Emirates | |
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Yemen | |
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| Ansan Wikfs |
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| sergio varvello |
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