Abstract
A new compilation of regional gravity and magnetic maps of the Levant,
based on detailed local maps and data bases for various parts of
the region, is presented. The most apparent feature of the Levant
gravity map is the regional high associated with the Mediterranean
basin. High values extend eastward on land to the Dead Sea rift (DSR),
suggesting a relatively thin basic crust under northern Israel and
Lebanon. The magnetic pattern offers additional evidence on the transform
nature of the DSR; it also suggests that the Gulf of Suez is associated
with an arcuate lineament which extends in a NNE direction, deep
into the Mediterranean Sea, possibly up to the Cyprean Arc. This
apparent lineament may indicate an ancient shear zone.
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