Tectonic Evolution Oman Mountains (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. vi, 471 pages, [3] folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. The Oman Mountains contain one of the world's best- exposed and best-understood fold-thrust belts and the largest, best-exposed and most intensively studied ophiolite complex on Earth. This volume presents new international research from authors currently active in the field focusing on the geology of the Oman Mountains, the foreland region, the carbonate platforms of Northern and Central Oman and the underlying basement complex. In addition there is a particular focus on geoconservation in the region. The volume is divided into three main sections that discuss the tectonics of the Arabian plate using insights from geophysics, petrology, structural geology, geochronology and palaeontology; the petrology and geochemistry of the Oman Ophiolite and the sedimentary and hydrocarbon systems of Oman, drawing on the geophysics, structure and sedimentology of these systems. The volume is enhanced by numerous colour images provided courtesy of Petroleum Development Oman.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. vi, 471 pages, [3] folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. Abstract:The Oman Mountains contain one of the world's best- exposed and best-understood fold-thrust belts and the largest, best-exposed and most intensively studied ophiolite complex on Earth. This volume presents new international research from authors currently active in the field focusing on the geology of the Oman Mountains, the foreland region, the carbonate platforms of Northern and Central Oman and the underlying basement complex. In addition there is a particular focus on geoconservation in the region. The volume is divided into three main sections that discuss the tectonics of the Arabian plate using insights from geophysics, petrology, structural geology, geochronology and palaeontology; the petrology and geochemistry of the Oman Ophiolite and the sedimentary and hydrocarbon systems of Oman, drawing on the geophysics, structure and sedimentology of these systems. The volume is enhanced by numerous colour images provided courtesy of Petroleum Development Oman.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Published. 1st Edition. Hardcover in laminated illustrated boards, very slight shelfwear but otherwise in Fine condition. First edition, pp vi, 471, colour and b&w illustrations and diagrams throughout, fold out maps and diagrams, index. …

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