The significance of sheeted dike complexes in ophiolites

GSA Today

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4-10

  Robinson, Paul T ^a   Malpas, John ^a   Dilek, Yildrim ^b   Zhou, Mei Fu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE; GABBRO; LITHOLOGY; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC CRUST; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OPHIOLITE; PILLOW LAVA; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 55849131795     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GSATG22A.1     Document Type: Article

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