Geology of Oman

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Test your knowledge on the fascinating geology of Oman with our comprehensive quiz! From tectonic movements to marine deposits, this quiz covers a wide array of geological concepts and facts relevant to the region.

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The arabian plate is bounded to the EAST by the

Owen fracture zone

The leavent fault system

The zagros collition zone

Red sea spreading

The submarine mountains created at MOR is predominantly created by the underlying..

Hottor mantle

Higher density

Thicker crust

Thicker mantle

The acceleration of the arabian Basement terrain lead to the following tectonic regime in Oman

NW-SE Extension

NW-SE Compression

NE-SW Extension

NE-SW Compression

The last main paleozoic carbonate deposited in Oman is..

Akhdar group

Mahattat Humaid group

Adam group

Haushi group

The shift from clastic deposition to carbonate deposition at the end of the paleozoic could be related to..

Sinistral movement of al Najd event

Dextral movement of al Najd event

Angudan event

Opening of the Neotethys ocean

Which of the following statement is False about Nafun group:

Nafun group does not have any fossils

Nafun group comprises of carbonate formations

Nafun group was deposited during a period of tectonic quiteness.

Proximal facies of Nafun group were deposited in the eastern part and distal facies in the western side

The distribution of the Haima Super-group is highly controlled by

Thermal relaxation of the basment

Dextral movement of the Najd event

Salt movement

Regression and transgression of the sea

Arabia is currently moving north because of

Closing of the sea of Oman

Opening of the red sea and the gulf of Adan

Formation of the zagrous collition zone

Due to higher density of the crust

The 6 salt domes that expose the Ara group are found in

Southern of Oman

Centeral of Oman

Northern of Oman

Eastern Oman

Which statement is false?

Thicker crust means higher density of the lithosphere

The oldest rocks in Oman are exposed in jabal Qahwan

The oceanic crust is composed of rocks domenet in ferromagnesian rocks

The lithosphere is composed of the crust and the upper mantle

The Mesozoic clastics in South of Oman are interpreted to be equivalent in time to the

Wasia group

Khama group

Andam group

Haushi group

The closure of the Neo-tethys during the cretaceous was probably a direct consequence of

Opening of the atlanic ocean

Opening of the red sea

Opening of the pasific ocean

Opening of the sea of oman

Which statement is true about the Nafun group

Nafun is comprised of only carbonate formations

Nafun was deposited during active tectonism

Nafun group had fossils such as stromatolites

Weak compression of NE-SW

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