Ophiolites and oceanic crust
Nature
By: E.M. Moores and E.D. Jackson
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Abstract
OPHIOLITES consist of a pseudostratiform sequence, of harzburgite, tectonite, ultramafic and mafic cumulates sometimes including gabbro and quartz diorite (plagiogranite) intrusions, dolerite dyke swarms, pillow lava 1, and deep-sea sediments2-4. This assemblage occurs in all Phanerozoic mountain systems and is interpreted as fossil oceanic crust and uppermost mantle5-10. Outstanding problems include differences between the chemical properties of Ophiolites and rocks thought to represent present-day oceanic crust11,12, the lack in some complexes of recognised dyke swarms or cumulates, and the relative thinness of ophiolite mafic rocks compared with standard oceanic crustal sections5,8,13.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Ophiolites and oceanic crust |
| Series title | Nature |
| DOI | 10.1038/250136a0 |
| Volume | 250 |
| Issue | 5462 |
| Year Published | 1974 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Nature |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 136 |
| Last page | 139 |
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