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.