Constraining the Uplift History of the Al Hajar Mountains, Oman
Mountain building is the result of large compressional forces in the Earth’s crust where two tectonic plates collide. This is why mountains only form at plate boundaries, of which the Al Hajar Mountains in Oman and the United Arab Emirates is thought to be an example of. These mountains have formed...
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Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper
2016
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-133409 |