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Ophiolite
Meaning
Noun
●
In Geology:
an
assemblage
of
mafic
and
ultramafic
rock
fragments
of the
ocean
lithosphere
that has been
tectonically
moved
onto a
continental
margin
or island
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Paleozoic
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Volcanics
Gneisses
Igneous
Ultramafic
Mafic
Archean
Miocene
Nappes
Outcrop
Sandstone
Subduction
Neoproterozoic
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