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Inside the Ghubrah Bowl, Oman: dropstones, double-duckbills, and pencil structures, oh my!
On March 13, 2018
In Academics, Research, Study Away
In early January, with two of my research students, we escaped winter’s cold by heading to the Sultanate of Oman for a week of
Oman’s Geological Triple Point
On March 13, 2017
Qantab is a village at the eastern edge of the Muscat metropolitan area, it’s hemmed in by steep rocky hills, and flanked by a
The Road to the Moho
On January 20, 2015
I spent last week in the Sultanate of Oman, working with my colleague Professor Anne Rasmussen to setup a William & Mary study abroad
Wadi Bani Ghafir at Sidaq Gorge – Water versus Rock in Oman
On November 18, 2014
In January I had the good fortune of visiting Oman to explore the country’s magnificent geology. November 18th is Oman’s National Day and in this
Oman’s Mega-Sheath Folds
On January 30, 2014
Oman is a sunny place and cloudy days are rather uncommon. On Friday, January 10th we awoke to cloudy skies over Muscat. Today was the
Dispatches from Oman: Juxtaposition
On January 14, 2014
A new semester awaits 11,000 kilometers away in Williamsburg. Time to depart Oman, but before heading west towards home there was one last mountain
Dispatches from Oman: Fodder for the Tectonic Cannon
On January 10, 2014
I’ve been in Oman for over ten days and seen plenty of deformed rocks—it is what I came for. What follows are a series
Dispatches from Oman: We’re with the Band
On January 8, 2014
After four days of field work in the Western Hajar Mountains, Alex and I returned to Muscat to get clean and then joined up
Dispatches from Oman: Wadi Jizzi – standing at the bottom of the Tethys Ocean
On January 7, 2014
Our travels in Oman took us north from the capital region in Muscat to Sohar, a drive of some two hours along the Batinah