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Content: Chapter 1 Introduction to Quaternary carbonate and evaporite sedimentary facies and their ancient analogues (pages 1–9): Abdulrahman S. Alsharhan and Christopher G. St. C. KendallChapter 2 An historical review of the Quaternary sedimentology of the Gulf (Arabian/Persian Gulf) and its geological impact (pages 11–44): Graham EvansChapter 3 Holocene geomorphology and recent carbonate?evaporite sedimentation of the coastal region of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (pages 45–88): Christopher G. St. C. Kendall and Abdulrahman S. Alsharhan.Chapter 4 The impact of sea?level change on ramp margin deposition: lessons from the Holocene sabkhas of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (pages 89–111): Robert K. ParkChapter 5 Holocene evolution of Arabian coastal sabkhas: a re?evaluation based on stable?isotope analysis, forty years after Shearman's first view of the sabkha (pages 113–131): Ananda GunatilakaChapter 6 Interplay between Holocene sedimentation and diagenesis, and implications for hydrocarbon exploitation: return to the sabkha of Ras Umm Said, Qatar (pages 133–148): Eugene A. ShinnChapter 7 Facies stacking patterns in a modern arid environment: a case study of the Abu Dhabi sabkha in the vicinity of Al?Qanatir Island, United Arab Emirates (pages 149–182): Christian J. Strohmenger, Hesham Shebl, Abdulla Al?Mansoori, Khalil Al?Mehsin, Omar Al?Jeelani, Ismail Al?Hosani, Ali Al?Shamry and Salem Al?BakerChapter 8 Coastal and continental sabkhas of Barr Al Hikman, Sultanate of Oman (pages 183–204): Monique Mettraux, Peter W. Homewood, Andy Y. Kwarteng and Joerg MattnerChapter 9 Coastal Holocene carbonates of Abu Dhabi, UAE: depositional setting, sediment distribution, and role of cyanobacteria in micritization (pages 205–219): Christopher G. St. C. Kendall and Abdulrahman S. AlsharhanChapter 10 Engineering properties of the carbonate sediments along the Abu Dhabi coast, United Arab Emirates (pages 221–242): Roger J. EppsChapter 11 An historical odyssey: the origin of solutes in the coastal sabkha of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (pages 243–254): Warren W. WoodChapter 12 Geochemistry and nature of organic matter of the Pleistocene—Holocene carbonate?evaporite sediments of Al?Khiran, Southeastern Kuwait (pages 255–264): Suad Qabazard, Fowzia H. Abdullah and Ali Al?TemeemiChapter 13 Halite, sulphates, sabkhat and salinas of the coastal regions and Sabkha Matti of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (pages 265–276): Anthony KirkhamChapter 14 Distribution of organic matter in the transgressive and regressive Holocene sabkha sediments of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (pages 277–298): Fabien KenigChapter 15 The role of bacterial sulphate reduction in carbonate replacement of vanished evaporites: examples from the Holocene, Jurassic and Neoarchaean (pages 299–313): David T. Wright and Anthony KirkhamChapter 16 Evaporitic source rocks: mesohaline responses to cycles of “famine or feast” in layered brines (pages 315–392): John K. WarrenChapter 17 Coupled passive extension and compression on salt?based passive margins analyzed by physical models (pages 393–403): Elisabetta Costa, C. Cavozzi and N. DoglioniChapter 18 Salt tectonics and structural styles of the western High Atlas and the intersecting Essaouira?Cap Tafelney segments of the Moroccan Atlantic margin (pages 405–419): Mohamad Hafid, A.W. Bally, A. Ait Salem and E. TotoChapter 19 Carbonates and evaporites of the Upper Jurassic Arab Formation, Abu Dhabi: a petroleum exploration challenge (pages 421–429): Ahmad S. Al Suwaidi, Mohamed El Hami, Hiroshi Hagiwara, Sabah K. Aziz and A.R. Al HabshiChapter 20 Selenite facies in marine evaporites: a review (pages 431–463): Federico Orti