Ophiolite

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.NounAn assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.

Synonyms

nappe emplacement obduction dismembered foid phonolite foidolite foidite oolith ampholite olistostrome phyllite

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