Geophysicists head to Hajar Mountains in search of black gold

RAS AL KHAIMAH // With their majestic peaks, the Hajar Mountains across the UAE and Oman are one of the region’s landscape highlights.

Running from the Musandam Peninsula down through the east coast of the Emirates and across the north of Oman, they offer a wonderful array of hiking trails, archaeological sites and photo opportunities.

Aside from their great value to adventure-seeking residents and tourists, the mountains have great geological significance.

What makes them of great interest to scientists is the way that the heavier oceanic crust has been pushed up over the lighter continental crust – a process that is still not fully understood. [Click to read full article]