Ophiolite

The bedrock on the hill is rocky ophiolite, which is very susceptible to erosion by rain and frost, so a large-scale conservation is very much needed. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Just below the plinth of the stage, one immediately discovered a very compact layer of ophiolite, which is probably the natural bedrock. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The Macquarie Island ophiolite complex: mid-tertiary oceanic lithosphere from a major ocean basin. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Except in gullies (wadis), the areas of ophiolite support little vegetation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Four types of igneous rock are evident: ultrabasic, basic, intermediate acid and alkali rock as well as fairly developed ophiolite, in association with deep-water silicalite. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Igneous and metamorphic petrology of lavas and dykes of the Macquarie Island ophiolite complex. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In most of the area, we quickly reached the natural bedrock of ophiolite. ❋ Unknown (2003)

This layer consisted of a refill of weathered ophiolite, small limestone rubble and - rather remarkably - fragments from exclusively roof tiles. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Pillow textures preserved in an ophiolite sequence near the Saglassos excavation site ❋ Unknown (2003)

Different geological layers (e.g. sand, clay, limestone, screes, ophiolite, etc.) may be distinguished, if they are characterized by different porosity or water content. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Dennis Braekmans and Bert Neyt sampling clay pockets in ophiolite deposits in the territory of Sagalassos. ❋ Unknown (2003)

In the eastern half of the trench, the bedrock, here consisting of ophiolite, was on a lower level and was more weathered. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The early Imperial (?) kiln dug into the ophiolite ❋ Unknown (2003)

The eastern edge of Leyte Island is comprised of mafic to ultra mafic ophiolite complex representing a tectonically obducted slice of the ocean floor related to the subduction processes associated with the island arc archipelago which is the Philippines. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Taurus project, located on Leyte Island, consolidates the entire ophiolite related copper mining belt with two contiguous exploration tenure blocks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

8. Explore a subsurface mine. (worked at one in Alaska - Independence Mine State Historic Park) 9. See an ophiolite, such as the ophiolite complex in Oman or the Troodos complex on the Island Cyprus (if on a budget, try the Coast Ranges or Klamath Mountains of California). ❋ ReBecca Foster (2008)

Peter B. Kelemen's "The Origin of the Land under the Sea", Scientific American February 2009, has on p. 56 these words: "The only way to fully appreciate the Oman ophiolite is from the air. ❋ Unknown (2009)