Ophiolite
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ophiolite is a noun meaning (geology) An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.
Meaning
(geology) An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.
Word Forms
- ophiolites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nappe, emplacement, obduction, dismembered, foid, phonolite.
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