In discussions about the location of
biblical Mount Sinai,
Jabal Maqla ('Burnt Mountain') is believed to be
Jabal al-Lawz by various authors such as
Bob Cornuke,
Ron Wyatt, and
Lennart Möller as shown by local and regional maps In contrast to the real Jabal al-Lawz, the summit of Jabal Maqla consists mainly of dark-colored
hornfels derived from
metamorphosed volcanic rocks that originally were
silicic and
mafic lava flows,
tuff breccias, and fragmental greenstones. The middle and lower slopes of Jabal Maqla consist of light-colored granite, which has
intruded into the overlying hornfels. This is the same granite that comprises Jabal al-Lawz. Remains both of pillars and cairns at the site of Jabal al-Lawz have been described as "similar to rock cairns of uncertain use and often uncertain date found at other sites throughout northern and western Arabia." ==See also==