ICDP Workshop: Oman Drilling Project

This is the home website for organization of a Workshop, sponsored by the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program,  ICDP, for planning of scientific drilling in the Samail ophiolite in the Sultanate of Oman. The Workshop was held at the IBM Dolce Center, Palisades, New York, from the evening of September 13 through the morning of September 17. Please direct questions to Peter Kelemen, c/o Karen Benedetto <karenb@ldeo.columbia.edu>."

ICDP Oman Drilling Proposal.pdf

ICDP Oman Drilling Proposal project description.pdf

ICDP Oman Drilling Proposal PI CVs.pdf

ICDP Oman Drilling Proposal appendices.pdf

Oman Drilling Project Workshop summary.pdf

 

ICDP 07 2011 decision and reviews.pdf

2011 Oman mineral carbonation workshop report only

2011 Oman mineral carbonation workshop report complete

 

 


Alkaline spring in travertine near the village of Falaij, left, and carbonate veins in peridotite, right, from the active peridotite carbonation system in Oman. Samples from both photosyield 14C ages of less than 30,000 years.
See Kelemen & Matter (2008) and Kelemen et al. (2011) for more information.