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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
Going Global
On April 12, 2013
Last week the William & Mary Geology department played host to a group of international geoscientists that descended upon Williamsburg from Japan and Oman.