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Ad Dakhiliyah
Samail ophiolite roadcuts
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: chromite, serpentine, carbonated peridotite veins.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
The world's best-exposed ophiolite, with mantle peridotite, gabbro and chromite along the Muscat-Nizwa corridor
Endlessly documented in geological literature and field-trip guides.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
traffic, heat
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