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Sultanate of Oman, 2018
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- (inserted: 18.11.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-11-18 ˇ
Exciting 33 m of core drilled and beautiful drone images ...
Exciting 33 m of core drilled and beautiful drone images and videos of the drill site and surroundings produced by Anas Al Sulaimani. - (inserted: 17.11.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-11-17 ˇ
No coring on Fridays but we went back to site ...
No coring on Fridays but we went back to site to catch up with logging the backlog of beautiful cores from yesterday! - (inserted: 16.11.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-11-16 ˇ
Lots of continuous mafic-ultramafic cores from CM1A today, with 33m
Lots of continuous mafic-ultramafic cores from CM1A today, with 33m drilled! - (inserted: 15.11.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-11-15 ˇ
Spud in for Phase 2 was today at 10:23!
Spud in for Phase 2 was today at 10:23! 11.25m drilled, through alluvium and into beautiful olivine gabbro already! - (inserted: 13.08.2017 02:00)
Oman: 2017-08-13 ˇ
Sampling for post-campaign research work
Sampling for post-campaign research work - (inserted: 11.08.2017 02:00)
Oman: 2017-08-11 ˇ
Sampling for post-campaign research work
Sampling for post-campaign research work - (inserted: 28.07.2017 02:00)
Oman: 2017-07-28 ˇ
The OmanDP core logging is already in full swing.
The OmanDP core logging is already in full swing. - (inserted: 25.07.2017 02:00)
Oman: 2017-07-25 ˇ
The OmanDP core logging is already in full swing.
The OmanDP core logging is already in full swing. - (inserted: 16.07.2017 02:00)
Oman: 2017-07-16 ˇ
Press meeting at JAMSTEC offices in Tokyo to promote the
Press meeting at JAMSTEC offices in Tokyo to promote the collaboration between ICDP and IODP in order to facilitate ChikyuOman - (inserted: 15.07.2017 02:00)
Oman: 2017-07-15 ˇ
The core logging crew ready to start the core characterisation
The core logging crew ready to start the core characterisation campaign aboard the Chikyu in Japan - (inserted: 14.07.2017 02:00)
Oman: 2017-07-14 ˇ
Some pictures from the current #ChikyuOman core characterisation campaign aboard
Some pictures from the current #ChikyuOman core characterisation campaign aboard the Chikyu in Japan - (inserted: 13.07.2017 02:00)
Oman: 2017-07-13 ˇ
Some pictures from the current #ChikyuOman core characterisation campaign aboard
Some pictures from the current #ChikyuOman core characterisation campaign aboard the Chikyu in Japan - (inserted: 22.03.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-03-22 ˇ
Phase 1 drilling is complete! 1500 m fully cored, another ...
Phase 1 drilling is complete! 1500 m fully cored, another 800 m of rotary drilling - success all round - A huge thanks to everyone who helped to make this possible! - (inserted: 21.03.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-03-21 ˇ
We enjoyed a visit this afternoon from representatives from PDO
We enjoyed a visit this afternoon from representatives from PDO and ended the day at 290 m. - (inserted: 20.03.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-03-20 ˇ
Today we say goodbye to Craig, who has described all
Today we say goodbye to Craig, who has described all 261.65m that have been cored so far at BT1B! - (inserted: 19.03.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-03-19 ˇ
A record advance at BT1 today, with 29.10 m cored,
A record advance at BT1 today, with 29.10 m cored, all in metamorphic sole! - (inserted: 18.03.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-03-18 ˇ
A day of excitement - visit from GUTech students, transition ...
A day of excitement - visit from GUTech students, transition from listvenite to serpentinite and back again, and finally a couple of meters of fault rock and metabasalt to bring us to a depth of 199 m! - (inserted: 17.03.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-03-17 ˇ
We have switched down to NQ size core at BT1;
We have switched down to NQ size core at BT1; the fist NQ core is more listvenite, at 170m depth - (inserted: 16.03.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-03-16 ˇ
We were sad to say goodbye to Hamood and Shihab ...
We were sad to say goodbye to Hamood and Shihab today - they have been great trainees and are a credit to the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources - (inserted: 15.03.2017 01:00)
Oman: 2017-03-15 ˇ
Our current trainees, Shihab and Hammod, were joined at BT1 ...
Our current trainees, Shihab and Hammod, were joined at BT1 today by four of their colleagues from the Ministry for Regional Municipalites and Water Resources, Muscat.