Ophiolite concept and its evolution

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 373, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-16

  Dilek, Yildirim ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine type peridotites; Hess type oceanic crust; Ophiolite classification; Ophiolite concept; Ophiolite model for oceanic crust; Serpentinites; Steinmann trinity

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LEVEES; MAGNESITE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ALPINE-TYPE PERIDOTITES; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE CONCEPT; SERPENTINITES; STEINMANN TRINITY;

TECTONICS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; PLUTONIC ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EUROPE;

EID: 84870997788     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2373-6.1     Document Type: Article

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