Pre-1 Ga (pre-Rodinian) ophiolites: Their tectonic and environmental implications

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 80-95

  Moores, Eldridge M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean; Oceanic crust; Ophiolite; Precambrian; Proterozoic; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

MAGMATIC OCEANIC CRUST;

GALLIUM; OXYGEN; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; OPHIOLITE; PLATE TECTONICS; PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 84879884117     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2002)114<0080:PGPROT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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