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Oman's geological heritage / [edited by Ken Glennie] - 2nd ed. - [London] : Petroleum Development Oman, c2006 - 247 p. : chiefly col. ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Includes index. "This book is published as a tribute to His Majesty SultanQaboos bin Said on the occasion of Oman's 20th National Day"--verso t.p.

CHAPTER ONE : How Oman Came into Being -- CHAPTER TWO : History Told by the Rocks -- CHAPTER THREE : Mountains, Foothills, Plains and the Sea -- CHAPTER FOUR : Fossils - Traces of Ancient Life -- CHAPTER FIVE : Mountains Rise and Fall -- CHAPTER SIX : Legacy of the Ice Ages -- CHAPTER SEVEN : Delving the Deeps -- CHAPTER EIGHT : Nature as Artist -- CHAPTER NINE : The Treasure within the Rocks -- Map of the Distribution of Hawasina Turbidite.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Geology--Oman.

LC Class. No.: QE291.M9 / C53 2006