The Samail subduction zone dilemma: Geochronology of high-pressure rocks from the Saih Hatat window, Oman, reveals juxtaposition of two subduction zones with …

U Ring, J Glodny, R Hansman, A Scharf, F Mattern… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Samail Ophiolite in the Oman Mountains formed at a Cretaceous subduction
zone that was part of a wider Neo-Tethys plate-boundary system. The original configuration …

[HTML][HTML] Structural architecture and Late Cretaceous exhumation history of the Saih Hatat Dome (Oman), a review based on existing data and semi-restorable cross …

RJ Hansman, U Ring, A Scharf, J Glodny, B Wan - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Saih Hatat Dome in the Al Hajar Mountains provides an outstanding
opportunity to study subduction/exhumation processes coeval with obduction of the Semail …

Oligocene/Early Miocene E/W‐Shortening in the Oman Mountains Related to Oblique Arabia‐India Convergence

A Scharf, F Mattern, R Bolhar, I Callegari, P Mattern… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Field survey, literature review, geological map interpretation, GPlates reconstruction and LA‐
ICP‐MS U‐Pb dating of synkinematic calcite demonstrate that∼ E/W‐shortening in eastern …

Thermal maturity of the Hawasina units and origin of the Batinah Mélange (Oman Mountains): Insights from clay minerals

L Aldega, E Carminati, A Scharf, F Mattern - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Oman Mountains developed during Cretaceous to Cenozoic time by obduction
of the Semail Ophiolite on top of the Arabian rifted margin. The tectonic pile of the orogenic …

Uplift dynamics of the obducted northeastern continental margin of the Arabian Peninsula, Sultanate of Oman

K Pavlopoulos, D Moraetis, M Foumelis… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eustatic sea level changes and vertical tectonic movements are producing uplifted
paleoshorelines. Along subduction zones, uplifted terraces are used to study fault activities …

Post-obduction listwaenite genesis in the Oman Mountains inferred from structural analysis and U-Pb carbonate dating

A Scharf, CM Bailey, R Bolhar, F Mattern… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Listwaenite, a distinctive rock formed by carbonation of peridotite, is important for
understanding carbon fluxes and storage in the deep Earth. In northern Oman, this lithology …

Lagoonal Microfacies, Lithostratigraphy, Correlation and Shale Migration of the Basal Middle Eocene Seeb Formation (Rusayl Embayment, Sultanate of Oman)

F Mattern, A Scharf, AR Al-Sayigh, N Al-Wahaibi… - Geosciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The study improves the understanding of the basal part of the Eocene Seeb Formation of
Oman, informally known as “Unit 1”, in terms of microfacies, lithostratigraphy and shale …

Chapter 2 Tectonostratigraphy of the eastern part of the Oman Mountains

A Scharf, F Mattern, M Al-Wardi, G Frijia… - Geological Society …, 2021 - lyellcollection.org
This chapter provides comprehensive descriptions of 52 numbered formations/rock units of
the Southeastern Oman Mountains, based on available literature. The oldest eight …

Lithospheric evolution of eastern Arabia based on surface wave and receiver function analyses

C Weidle, L Wiesenberg, A Scharf, P Agard… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The geodynamic evolution of Eastern Arabia comprises three major events that must have
acted on the entire lithosphere below the present-day passive continental margin. Starting …

[HTML][HTML] The complex continental margin of NE Oman: Fault-gouge dating of the Wadi Kabir Fault at the northern margin of the Saih Hatat window, Sultanate of Oman …

U Ring, T Uysal, RJ Hansman, A Scharf… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
The complex structural geometry along the northern continental margin of Oman formed
during polyphase deformation from the late Cretaceous to the Miocene. We focus on the …