Earth science Mantle mapped in the desert

[Auszug] One hundred million years ago, as the Tethys Sea separating the supercontinents of Gondwanaland and Laurasia closed, a huge chunk of mid-oceanic rocks was pushed up and onto the neighbouring continent. These rocks are now exposed in the mountains of northern Oman, running from the sands of...
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[Auszug] One hundred million years ago, as the Tethys Sea separating the supercontinents of Gondwanaland and Laurasia closed, a huge chunk of mid-oceanic rocks was pushed up and onto the neighbouring continent. These rocks are now exposed in the mountains of northern Oman, running from the sands of Arabia ... Ausführliche Beschreibung