Structural and tectonic evolution of the Jabal Sumeini - Al Ain - Buraimi region, northern Oman and eastern United Arab Emirates

GeoArabia

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-142

  Searle, Michael P ^a   Ali, Mohammed Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION; FORELAND BASIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY; UNCONFORMITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; OMAN MOUNTAINS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ARUMA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 59249100181     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia1401115     Document Type: Article

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