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Ophiolitic
Meaning
Adj
●
Of or
pertaining
to
sections
of the
oceanic
crust
and the
subjacent
upper
mantle
that have been
uplifted
or
emplaced
to be
exposed
within
continental
crustal
rocks
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Origin
ophiolitic
English
-ic
English
-ique
French
-icus
Dutch
ophiolite
English
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Orogenic
Oligocene
Cretaceous
Overlying
Archaean
Clastic
Proterozoic
Metamorphosed
Anticline
Igneous
Precambrian
Volcanic
Felsic
Gneiss
Neogene
Mafic
Ultramafic
Miocene
Archean
Underlain
Argillaceous
Crustal
Tectonic
Metavolcanic
Mesozoic
Accretionary
Shales
Paleozoic
Sedimentary Rock
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