Lippard, S. J.

The Ophiolite of Northern Oman / S.J. Lippard, A.W. Shelton & I.G. Gass. - Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; Boston : Published for the Geological Society by Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1986. - x, 178 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.

Two folded maps inserted in pockets. Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 167-178.

The geological background; Evolution of the Oman tethys; The Semail ophiolite; Ophiolite detachment, emplacement and subsequent deformation.

This memoir is based on a ten year period of study in the Sultanate of Oman by the Open University and associated personnel. It presents the major findings of the project and is aimed at geophysicists, geologists and mineralogist specializing in this area of geology.

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Geology--Oman.
Ophiolites--Oman.

QE291.O5 / L56 1986