TY - JOUR
T1 - New carbonatite occurrences along the Hatta transform fault zone (northern Oman Mountains, United Arab Emirates)
AU - Nasir, Sobhi
AU - Klemd, Reiner
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS R.K. is grateful for financial support from the University of Al Ain (United Arab Emirates). The paper benefited from helpful reviews and suggestions by J. Jacobs and M. Klemd, as well as from the constructive reviews of two journal referees. P. Witte is thanked for drafting. Editorial Handling - A. R. Woolley.
PY - 1998/7
Y1 - 1998/7
N2 - New large occurrences of exrusive carbonatite have been found within metasedimentary rocks below the Semail Ophiolite Complex of the Hatta transform fault zone, United Arab Emirates. Geochemically they can be classified as ferrocarbonatites. Their chemistry is different from the carbonatites occurring in the Dibba transtensional fault zone about 60 km to the north, however, they have a similar stratigraphical position. The textures of the carbonatites indicate that they are of extrusive origin. They are either related to Triassic rifting during ghe early phases of the formation of the Neo-Tethyan Sea or to Late Cretaceous, intra-plate alkaline magmatism. These carbonattite occurrences highlight the possibility of further carbonatite discoveries in tectonic environments, such as transform and transtensional fault systems.
AB - New large occurrences of exrusive carbonatite have been found within metasedimentary rocks below the Semail Ophiolite Complex of the Hatta transform fault zone, United Arab Emirates. Geochemically they can be classified as ferrocarbonatites. Their chemistry is different from the carbonatites occurring in the Dibba transtensional fault zone about 60 km to the north, however, they have a similar stratigraphical position. The textures of the carbonatites indicate that they are of extrusive origin. They are either related to Triassic rifting during ghe early phases of the formation of the Neo-Tethyan Sea or to Late Cretaceous, intra-plate alkaline magmatism. These carbonattite occurrences highlight the possibility of further carbonatite discoveries in tectonic environments, such as transform and transtensional fault systems.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0899-5362(98)00042-6
DO - 10.1016/S0899-5362(98)00042-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032125326
SN - 0899-5362
VL - 27
SP - 3
EP - 10
JO - Journal of African Earth Sciences
JF - Journal of African Earth Sciences
IS - 1
ER -