Carbonate Deep-Sea Turbiditic Systems – The Example of the Toarcian-Oxfordian of the Tethyan Paleomargin of Oman

B035 CARBONATE DEEP-SEA TURBIDITIC SYSTEMS: THE EXAMPLE OF THE TOARCIAN- OXFORDIAN OF THE TETHYAN PALEOMARGIN OF OMAN 1 Numerous studies have been carried out on the deep-sea siliciclastic deposits mainly on present-day deep-sea fans. Few studies relate to the deep-sea carbonate systems. They concern or “shallow” (less than few hundreds of meters) gravity deposits or present-day real deep-sea settings (mainly peri-Bahamas systems). The aim of this contribution is to reconstruct both facies and geometries of a real past deep-sea turbiditic system along the exceptionally preserved deposits of the Tethyan passive paleomargin of Oman. This margin has been obducted by the