4.2. Remote sensing analysis

Linear elements of the study area are projected on a satellite image, based on Remote Sensing data analysis (Fig. 6). Approximately 10,000 linear features were identified within the eastern Oman Mountains and the Batain area (Fig. 6). The investigated area was divided into eight sub-areas following a regional tectonic subdivision (Fig. 6; 1 – Jabal Nakhl; 2 – Rusayl Embayment; 3 – Fanja Saddle; 4 – Saih Hatat Dome; 5 – Salma Plateau; 6 – Wadi Mansah Fault Zone/ Wadi Tayin Fault/ Issmaiya Fault Zone/ Ja’alan Fault; 7 – Qalhat Fault; 8 – Batain area). All sub-areas reveal a similar lineament orientation pattern. Most of the lineaments trend WNW to NW (Fig. 6). Some of the lineaments are E/W and NE/SW-oriented (~055-235°). The latter orientation is more common in the Batain area.