Structures of Ophiolites and Dynamics of Oceanic Lithosphere |
Contents
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Xigaze and Trinity ophiolitesPlagioclase lherzolite massifs | 91 |
23 | 123 |
Bogota Peninsula and N E districts of New Caledonia Wadi | 127 |
possible origin in an island arc | 159 |
ACTIVITY OF OCEANIC SPREADING CENTERS AND | 170 |
27 | 176 |
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Structures of Ophiolites and Dynamics of Oceanic Lithosphere Adolphe Nicolas No preview available - 2011 |
Common terms and phrases
accretion amphibolites asthenosphere basalts Bay of Islands belt Boudier Caledonia Canyon Mountain chromite Coastal Complex continental crustal section depth diabase diabase dikes diapir dunites emplacement environment facies foliation formations fracture zones gabbro dikes gabbro unit Geol geophys Girardeau greenschist harzburgites high temperature hydrothermal hydrous intrusions island arc isotropic gabbros Karson layered gabbros lherzolites lithosphere mafic mafic section magma chamber magmatic mantle diapir massifs melt extraction metamorphic metamorphic aureole meters mineral lineation Moho mylonitic Nicolas obduction oceanic crust oceanic lithosphere olivine Oman ophiolite ophiolite complexes ophiolite nappe orientation origin parallel partial melting peridotites petrological plagioclase plagioclase lherzolites plagiogranite plastic deformation plastic flow plate Prinzhofer pyroxenite ridge axis rift rocks rotation sediments seismic serpentinites serpentinized shear sense shear zones sheeted dike unit sills spreading center spreading rate structures Sumail tectonic thickness thrust transform fault transition zone ultramafic ultramafic section vertical volcanic Wadi Tayin wehrlites Xigaze