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A beach at As Sifah, Oman
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Radiometric Dating Sheds Light on Tectonic Debate

by Aaron Sidder 21 January 20222 February 2022

The emplacement of the Samail Ophiolite in Oman has been a source of disagreement among geologists. New state-of-the-art research offers a fresh perspective on its timing and geometry.

A packer installation near Ibra, Oman, in January 2019
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Shedding Light on Microbial Communities in Deep Aquifers

by Kate Wheeling 20 October 202116 May 2022

Researchers use a packer system to study the microbial communities living in waters sampled from deep, uncontaminated peridotite aquifers.

Posted inScience Updates

UAE-Oman Mountains Give Clues to Oceanic Crust and Mantle Rocks

by S. Pilia, M. Y. Ali, A. B. Watts and M. P. Searle 9 December 20157 October 2021

When oceanic plates meet continental plates, the continental plates usually come out on top. Cases where this is reversed provide valuable access to oceanic crust and mantle materials.

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