Geology of Israel and Jordan (representative)

The Great Rift Valley runs through Israel and Jordan creating a natural boundary. This rift was secondary to the shifting of tectonic plates between Africa and Asia. The basic geological composition is pre-Cambrian (Basalt dykes/granite) and Cambrian with further stratified layers (sandstone/chalk/limestone). The pre-Cambrian is consistent with pre-(Noah) Flood and the Cambrian and above layers with (Noah) Flood deposition. The above noted sites are representative and will be discussed from north to south below.

All pictures above are by jgl unless otherwise indicated.