Owen Basin and Southeast Oman: Defining the Signature of an Ocean - Continent Transform Boundary

对西北部构造历史的流行解释 印度洋指定阿曼海岸是一个被动的 晚白垩世从印度分裂出来的大陆边缘 侏罗另一种历史是支持最近 所获取的信息包括：a）磁性数据，B）地震数据 与钻孔相关的反射剖面，c）古深度估计， （d）沿沿着阿曼边缘观察到的变形。这些数据 这意味着阿曼边缘位于沿着一个主要转换断层。 本奖项中包含的资金将支持分析， 综合这些新数据，试图确定哪种模型 是正确的了解阿曼边缘的演变是 对于解读印度洋的历史来说， 印度与欧亚大陆的碰撞，以及沉积的历史 在阿曼边缘

Prevailing interpretations of the tectonic history of the NW Indian Ocean specify that the coast of Oman is a passive continental margin that rifted from India during the Late Jurassic. An alternative history is supported by recently acquired information comprising: a) magnetics data, b)seismic reflection profiles tied to boreholes, c) paleodepth estimates, and d) deformation observed along the Oman margin. These data imply that the Oman margin lie along a major transform fault. Funds included in the present award will support an analysis and synthesis of this new data in an attempt to determine which model is correct. Understanding the evolution of the Oman margin is important to deciphering the history of the Indian Ocean, the collision of India with Eurasia, and the history of sedimentation on the Oman margin.