The Jabal Al Qarah Caves, located Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia, are an intricate cave system developed in the calcareous sandstone. Jabal Al Qarah is known for its tall, linear cave passages and narrow canyons. palygorskite type clay minerals, suggests that the Hofuf Formation was deposited in a mudflat-dominated coastal plain environment.

The mushroom-like pillars of the Hofuf Formation observed close to the cave entrance appear to be on one of these down fault blocks. The cave system has linear passageways that people entering few hundreds meter inside. Some with narrow passage.

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Gua Al Qarah yg terletak di Hofuf, Arab Saudi adalah gua kapur vertical akibat patahan2 dan / atau akibat erosi. Guanya memanjang dan menjulang tinggi, dan tidak terlalu lebar; cenderung sbg patahan memanjang dan agak sempit daripada lubang gua yg umumnya bulat silinder. dgn stalagtit stalagmite.

Jenis kapur nya terbentuk dari endapan mineral palygorskite dimana sebagian besar bagian endapan kapur terkikis erosi pantai laut purba yg merendam daerah pada jaman purba. Sisa sisa mineral yg mampou bertahan membentukspt jabal/ gunung dengan bentuknya yg unik, sedangkan bagian atasnya cenderung berbentuk datar.



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