Crustal structure of the UAE-Oman mountain range and Arabian rifted passive margin: new constraints from active and passive seismic methods

Abstract

Active seismic methods image the Semail ophiolite and broadly constrain the eastern extent of the Arabian continental margin • Evidence of deep crustal root beneath the UAE-Oman mountain range from Virtual Deep Seismic Sounding • Folding and thrusting developed during obduction of the Semail ophiolite may have thickened the crust by 16 km