It is surprising that the above-mentioned structures have never been scrutinized in detail in a mutual causal context. Likewise, some ~N/S-oriented compressive structures and ~NW-oriented sinistral faults are documented and were mapped in detail or occur along prominent roadcuts but have been largely neglected by geoscientific attention. We shed light on these known structures, which extend across the entire Oman Mountains (~700 km in lenght; Fig. 1).
This study aims to review previously documented structures and combine available knowledge (Table 1) with other mainly ~N/S-compressional and sinistral NW-striking structures in the field (Table 2) between the eastern Batinah Coastal Plain in the west to the Batain area in the East (Figs. 1-3). A focus will be placed on whether these structures are (1) of the same age, (2) belong to the same deformation plan, (3) can be linked with structures in the northern Oman Mountains, (4) evaluate possible geodynamic causes, , including unrecognized plate tectonic process. To achieve above goals, existing literature was reviewed, existing geological maps were (re)interpreted, a comprehensive satellite image analysis and extensive field mapping was carried out, LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating of synkinematic calcites was conducted, and plate configuations were reconstructed using the GPlates software.