Tectonic discrimination of peridotites using fO2–Cr# and Ga–Ti–FeIII systematics in chrome–spinel

SAS Dare, JA Pearce, I McDonald, MT Styles - Chemical Geology, 2009 - Elsevier
The accessory mineral chrome–spinel,[(Mg, Fe)(Cr, Al, Fe) 2O4], is well-established as a
useful, alteration-resistant petrogenetic and tectonic setting indicator for mafic–ultramafic …

Evidence for melting mud in Earth's mantle from extreme oxygen isotope signatures in zircon

CJ Spencer, AJ Cavosie, TD Raub, H Rollinson… - …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Melting of subducted sediment remains controversial, as direct observation of sediment melt
generation at mantle depths is not possible. Geochemical fingerprints provide indirect …

U–Pb zircon ages for Yarlung Tsangpo suture zone ophiolites, southwestern Tibet and their tectonic implications

GHN Chan, JC Aitchison, QG Crowley… - Gondwana …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ophiolite complexes preserved along the Yarlung Tsangpo suture zone (YTSZ) and
obducted onto the northern continental margin of India in southern Tibet represent the …

Tectonics of the Musandam Peninsula and northern Oman Mountains: From ophiolite obduction to continental collision

MP Searle, AG Cherry, MY Ali, DJW Cooper - GeoArabia, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The tectonics of the Musandam Peninsula in northern Oman shows a transition between the
Late Cretaceous ophiolite emplacement related tectonics recorded along the Oman …

Spatial and temporal changes of groundwater storage in the quaternary aquifer, UAE

M Sherif, A Sefelnasr, AA Ebraheem, M Al Mulla… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
To study the temporal and spatial variations of the groundwater quantity and quality in
response to intensive groundwater exploitation from the Quaternary aquifer in UAE, a water …

Records of ocean growth and destruction in the Oman–UAE ophiolite

KM Goodenough, RJ Thomas, MT Styles… - …, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Oman–UAE ophiolite is the largest piece of oceanic crust exposed on land, yet debate
continues about its origin. It has been variously considered as an ideal analogue for a fast …

The temporal evolution of subduction initiation in the Samail ophiolite: High‐precision U–Pb zircon petrochronology of the metamorphic sole

M Rioux, JM Garber, M Searle… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐precision dating of the metamorphic sole of ophiolites can provide insight into the
tectonic evolution of ophiolites and subduction zone processes. To understand subduction …

Subsidence history, gravity anomalies and flexure of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreland basin

MY Ali, AB Watts - GeoArabia, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Seismic reflection profile, gravity anomaly, and exploratory well data have been used to
determine the structure and evolution of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreland basin. The …

Architecture of the Oman–UAE ophiolite: evidence for a multi-phase magmatic history

KM Goodenough, MT Styles, D Schofield… - … and Sedimentary Basins …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Oman–United Arab Emirates ophiolite is the world's largest ophiolite. It is
divided into 12 separate fault bounded blocks, of which the northern three lie wholly or partly …

Relationships between landforms, soil characteristics and dominant xerophytes in the hyper-arid northern United Arab Emirates

A El-Keblawy, MA Abdelfattah, AHA Khedr - Journal of Arid Environments, 2015 - Elsevier
Processes limiting the distribution and abundance of plants are directly linked to landform
characteristics. The relationships between soil characteristics and dominant xerophytes …