Oman's Geological Heritage: Second Edition

Ken Glennie

Published by Petroleum Development Oman, Muscat, 2006

Large format cloth hardcover, 247 pages, copiously illustrated with colour photos and maps, no ISBN, NOT ex-library. Weight 1440g. Signs of minor wear, book is clean and bright, untanned, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Dust jacket shows a bit of wear to upper spine, else untorn, in good+ shape, with mild shelfwear and a touch of sunning. -- Some 800 million years ago the Earth s mighty forces began to mould the land that is now Oman. For the geologist, amateur no less than professional, Oman holds endless fascination. Its territory presents extraordinary contrasts: the dramatic arid massifs of the northern jabal and the rolling upland pastures of Dhofar, the sand sea of Ar Rub al Khali, the vast salt pan of the Umm al Harasis, the dusty ranges of the Jiddat al Harasis, the wild beauty of its promontories and rockscapes. And mark the detail of it all - not merely the visual impact of the rock landscape but the information locked within or between the rocks - the fossils of marine life high in the mountains, or the oil deep underground, or the brilliantly elaborate crystal forms of its geodes, each of them carrying evidence of the drama of Oman's geological forming aeons ago. This second edition of Oman's Geological Heritage, with its wealth of pictures and diagrams, places this absorbing and important field of knowledge within the reach of every reader. -- Contents: 1. How Oman Came into Being 2. History Told by the Rocks 3. Mountains, Foothills, Plains and the Sea 4. Fossils: Traces of Ancient Life 5. Mountains Rise and Fall 6. Legacy of the Ice Ages 7. Delving the Deeps 8. Nature as Artist 9. Treasure within the Rocks; Glossary; Index. Seller Inventory # 009691

Bibliographic Details

Title: Oman's Geological Heritage: Second Edition
Publisher: Petroleum Development Oman, Muscat
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good+
Edition: 2nd Edition