# Question regarding Timna Basin and Timna Valley

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 24, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-timna-basin-and-timna-valley/821809 "2018-09-24T01:59:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-timna-basin-and-timna-valley/821809/1 "2018-09-24T01:59:02Z")

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Hi

How exactly do the Timna Basin and Timna Valley differ geologically?

I look forward to your feedback

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-timna-basin-and-timna-valley/821809/2 "2018-09-24T05:21:26Z")

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[http://www.wadiarabahproject.man.ac.uk/menu/Geology/geologyframe.htm](http://www.wadiarabahproject.man.ac.uk/menu/Geology/geologyframe.htm)

Includes a map of the area, showing the difference.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-timna-basin-and-timna-valley/821809/3 "2018-09-24T14:02:01Z")

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> [@davidmich](#):
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> How exactly do the Timna Basin and Timna Valley differ geologically?

They don’t. One (the valley) is a subset of the other (the basin). Or more properly, the valley is more a geographical feature, the basin is the geological feature. The one cuts across (part of) the other, exposing the Cu ore-bearing rocks. But the basin also contains other features besides the valley.

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**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-timna-basin-and-timna-valley/821809/4 "2018-09-24T18:52:10Z")

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> [@MrDibble](#):
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> They don’t. One (the valley) is a subset of the other (the basin). Or more properly, the valley is more a geographical feature, the basin is the geological feature. The one cuts across (part of) the other, exposing the Cu ore-bearing rocks. But the basin also contains other features besides the valley.

Thanks MrDibble. Thanks DS Young Esq. Very helpful.