The Troodos Massif of Cyprus: Its role in the evolution of the ophiolite concept

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 373, Issue , 2003, Pages 295-308

  Robinson, Paul T ^a,c   Malpas, John ^b   Xenophontos, Costas ^b  

^a Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal deposits; Obduction; Ophiolite; Suprasubduction; Troodos

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; LEVEES; LITHOLOGY; SMOKE;

HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSITS; OBDUCTION; OPHIOLITE; SUPRASUBDUCTION; TROODOS;

ORE DEPOSITS;

BASE METAL; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMA; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OPHIOLITE; UPLIFT;

CYPRUS; LIMASSOL; TROODOS MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84870994478     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2373-6.295     Document Type: Article

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