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Geology Of Oman
Oman has been known in Mesopotamia since at least 3rd Millennium B.C. for its copper. The origin of this copper mine dates back to ancient hydrothermal vents on the Tethyan mid-ocean ridge more than 100 million years ago. During the first 2-3 centuries of Islam, Oman experienced a great wealth and importance due to a very active trade between Baghdad and the Far East via India, and Europe. Oman, located on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, has mountainous ranges in the north, green oases in the south and vast desert in land. The Northern Oman Mountains attaining 3000 m in altitude divide the coastal plain and desert to the west. The ridges, mainly composed of serpentinite altered after mantle peridotite, are subject to erosion along fractures and joints, which gives an alpine appearance to the mountains. The serpentinite is a main reservoir of ground water and sources of oases in the desert distributed along the foot of the mountains.
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