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'File 35/64 Mineral deposits in Dhofar' [10r] (21/126)
The record is made up of 1 volume (54 folios). It was created in 23 Jun 1943. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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THE SULTANATE OF MUSCAT AND OMAN, SOUTH-EAST
ARABIA
THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL AND
OTHER RESOURCES OF DHUFAR
PROVINCE AND OTHER PARTS OF
THE SULTANATE OF MUSCAT AND
OMAN, SOUTH-EAST ARABIA
BY
SIR CYRIL S. FOX, D.Sc., F.G.S., M.I.Min.E.,
late Director, Geological Survey of India, past President, Mining, Geological and Metallurgical
Institute of India, and of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal
Published by the order of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and
Dependencies
This Report has been specially prepared for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman
after a personal study by the Author of the area from west of Risut Bay to east of
Murbat and northwards across the Qara Mountains to Ayun and Hanun Springs
in the drainage area of the Ruba' al Khali or Empty Quarter of South-Eastern
Arabia. The Report is largely confined to a Mineral Audit of the known mineral
resources of the Province of Dhufar, but includes information relating to other
parts of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, and discusses mineral and other
industrial possibilities.
Copies of the Report may he obtained from the Director of Revenues to the Sultan of
Muscat and Oman, MUSCAT, South-East Arabia, by post
Price
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Nine or Twelve Shillings or Three Dollars (U.S.A.)
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The file contains two items. The first is 'A note on the Dhufar Province, Southern Arabia' by Gordon Noel Jackson dated 23rd June, 1943, Kuwait. This typed note is 8 pages and has sections on topography; climate; people; economy and finance; agriculture; administration; airport; security; of scientific interest; sport.
The file also includes a 78 page printed report on 'The geology and mineral resources of Dhofar province, Muscat and Oman' by Sir Cyril S Fox. This report includes introductory remarks; physical geography; details of tour; geological considerations; economic minerals; industrial possibilities. The printed report includes a sketch map of Dhofar.
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- 1 volume (54 folios)
- Physical characteristics
Foliation starts on first page of volume and continues to last page. Foliation in pencil in encircled numbers in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Alternative foliation system starts with 34 on f.1 and continues to f.8. ff.9-54 are a booklet; f.55 is the envelope for the booklet. Additional foliation on 4 slips pasted into the booklet (18A, 20A, 21A, 26A).
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- IOR/R/15/1/398
- Title
- 'File 35/64 Mineral deposits in Dhofar'
- Pages
- 9r:10v, 11r:54v
- Author
- Fox, Sir Cyril S
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