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Ophiolite Defined
A suite of mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks associated with deep-sea sediments found on a landmass; now believed to be portions of uplifted sea floor.
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Mon Jun 23
- Colors of Oman on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: Ophiolite : fr.wikipedia.o rg/wiki/Ophiol ite "Le mot grec ophis (serpent) se retrouve dans le nom des ophiolites, parce que la texture superficielle de certaines d'entre elles ( la serpentine notamment...
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- Google Image Result for http://www.uni -mainz.de/FB/G eo/Geologie/GK /bilder/rojas_ 2.jpg: Ophiolite complexes, or ophiolites (for 'snake stones') are rock sequences interpreted as being uplifted sections of oceanic crust and subjacent upper mantle that have become emplaced within rocks of the continental crustal. The age of ophiolite formation
Thu May 22
- Google Image Result for http://www.mpc h-mainz.mpg.de /~jesnow/Ozean boden/2001/Lec ture6/Nicolas- gabbro-350.gif: Layered basic intrusions occur throughout the geologic record on the continents. They are generally large, funnel-shaped bodies of crytalline igneous rock that as an overall composition close to that of a mid-ocean ridge basalt (though this was not known
Sun May 11
- Metals Creek Resources Corp. Announces Mining Rights Acquisition in the Betts Cove Ophiolite Suite a: Metals Creek Resources Corp. Announces Mining Rights Acquisition in the Betts Cove Ophiolite Suite
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- Oldest chunk of Earth's crust ever found - earth - 22 March 2007 - New Scientist Environment: Discovering that our understanding could be as much as a billion years out just goes to show what is known is still a tenuous thing.
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