Geo
tourism in Oman is about the excursions and tours with a special focus on Oman'
history, both from an earth history and cultural history perspective. There are
many locations in Oman which are unique from the geological point of view and
its 850 million old Oman's earth history and its evolution of life. Even though
there are numerous locations in Oman which have acquired international
importance because of its unique geology we have listed only a few of them.
These are:
1. Scattered
small hills of fossiliferous sandstone and carbonate sandstone of Early Permian
age (Saiwan Formation)
2. Long dissected hills where the Gharif and Khuff formations are well
exposed-small clayey outcrops containing very rich paleoflora of Permian age
(Haushi area)
3. Biostrome (lithosoms) of campanian rudists (Samhan Formation), along a
cliff (Saiwan sheet)
4. Pillow lavas with depositional cover of second fossiliferous limestone
of middle Permian age-Rostaq area
5. Eclogite
outcrops north and west of As Sifah-Saih Hatat window
6. Hectometric
sheath folds in the wadi Mayh Gorges-Saih Hatat window
7. Inverted Permian unconformity in the Wadi Adai- saih Hatat window
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pillow lavas in Wadi Al -Jizzi
9. Wadi Hajar, Madha, Oman Enclave in UAE contains unique High Temp
.metamorphic granulite rocks
10. Rudist mountain north of Huqf is a world class Plaeo site
11. Striated
Carboniferous glacial pavement- Al Khalata area
12. Jebel Misht, East of Ibri- This mountain is the largest vertical
cliff in the Oman mountains.
13. Bandar Jissah
and Bandar Khayran -both are unique coastal geomorphology of drowned coastlines,
close to the capital Muscat
14. Musandam
Pininsula-truly magnificent area in the far north of Oman displaying high
mountains, deep wadis, and a special unique drowned fjord-type coastline.
15. Majlis al Jinn cave, in the southeastern Oman mountains, the second
largest cave in the world.
