— The limestone rocks of the Cenozoic can be seen across Oman and they usually have a light-yellow colour, as seen on the sides of Al Hajar Mountains in northern Oman, the desert plains of Central Oman and the western part of the Dhofar Mountains.

 — The seven limestone reservoir rock types are defined based on the magnitude or character of five petrographic parameters. These are: (1) percentage of matrix (lime mud); (2) degree of grain sorting; (3) dominant pore type; (4) size of the largest molds; (5) percentage of cement.

The present work is an integrated study and an outcome of recently published works on the economic important carbonate rocks, includes limestone, marl, listwaenites and carbonatites occurred in parts of the Sultanate of Oman.

The potential dimension stone resources of Oman are found mainly in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic platform limestone as well as the igneous and metamorphic rocks of the Oman ophiolite and the Proterozoic Arabian basement.

 — The spectral band 8 of ASTER is processed by simple decorrelation stretch image processing method to map the exotic limestone rock of the Nakhl region, Oman.

 — The Oman Exotic limestones blocks in the Khatm El-Shiklah (KES) area, UAE-Oman border, were deposited sometime during Middle to early Late Permian. The KES exotic carbonates are closest in fossil assemblage and microlithofacies to the Qamar Formation (UAE, Dibba Zone) and Ba'id Formation (Oman).

 — These limestones, which make up the Hajar's core, are native to the Arabian Plate, having accumulated atop its basement rocks during a long interval of tectonic quiescence in the region that reigned from about 280 million to 95 million years ago. That quiet was shattered, however, when the ophiolite was obducted.

 — Types: There are various types of limestone, each with its unique characteristics. Some common varieties include chalk, marl, travertine, and tufa, which differ in terms of texture, origin, and usage.

 — Using a petrological microscope, thin-section assessment identified three main limestone varieties: biomicritic limestone, chalky limestone, and micritic limestone. The thin sections were prepared and analysed by the Sultan Qaboos University using a Zeiss polarising microscope.

 — Mohammed Hilal Al Kindi. 518 Accesses. Abstract. The Mesozoic Era spans a time of 186 million years, from 252 million years ago to 66 million years ago. It is the second age of the Phanerozoic Eon. Download chapter PDF. …