Friday is that special day of the week where we take a break from our hurried lives and gaze longingly at great photos of folded rocks in exotic corners of the world. Today, we return to Oman, and we say, “Oh, man!”
The William & Mary “Rock Music” class has returned from Oman, bearing cultural insights and Friday fold photos!
Max Arndt contributed this week’s Friday fold: (click on the image to get to a larger sized version on Max’s Flickr page) That’s the Warah Formation exposed on the Batain Coast of northeastern Oman. This is the thrust front of a thin-skinned fold and thrust belt. I think it’s just lovely! Max has a ton … Read more
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do?id=61206 (from one of the Skepchicks)