Electron microprobe analyses of olivine and oxide grains from the Five Fingers lava flows in the northern Harrat Rahat volcanic field, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
November 19, 2025
We present new electron microprobe analyses of olivine and oxide grains hosted in three young basaltic lava flows located in northern Harrat Rahat, a distributed volcanic field in central-western Saudi Arabia.These lavas, collectively referred to as the Five Fingers, erupted at ca. 24 ka from three elongate vent complexes that fall along a common lineament. Integrated with existing geochronology, whole-rock geochemistry, and paleomagnetic data, these data help to understand the petrogenesis and eruption duration of the Five Fingers eruption episode.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Title | Electron microprobe analyses of olivine and oxide grains from the Five Fingers lava flows in the northern Harrat Rahat volcanic field, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| DOI | 10.5066/P1NVMIDE |
| Authors | Mark E Stelten, Drew T Downs |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | USGS Volcano Science Center |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |