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Ophiolite: Oceanic Lithosphere Overview by Willy Apryanto is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses ophiolites, which are pieces of oceanic lithosphere that have been thrusted onto continental plates. A typical ophiolite sequence consists of ultramafic, gabbroic and basaltic rocks covered by a thin layer of deep sea sediments, resembling newly created oceanic crust and upper mantle near a mid-ocean ridge. The document specifically examines the Semail ophiolite in Oman, which forms a 600km long thrust sheet consisting of a mantle sequence of ultramafics and a crustal sequence of laye
- Author
- Willy Apryanto
- Language
- EN