Ophiolites, and discussions on their origin and significance in Earth's history, have been
instrumental in the formulation, testing, and establishment of hypotheses and theories in …

Back-arc basins are formed by extensional processes similar to those occurring at mid-
ocean ridges. However, whereas the magmas erupted along the major ocean ridges are …

Much of our understanding of ocean ridges has come from the collection and analysis of
glasses recovered from ridge axes. However, applying the resulting methodologies to …

Granites may be subdivided according to their intrusive settings into four main groups—
ocean ridge granites (ORG), volcanic arc granites (VAG), within plate granites (WPG) and …

The abundance and distribution of selected minor and trace elements (Ti, Zr, Y, Nb, Ce, Ga
and Sc) in fresh volcanic rocks can be used to classify the differentiation products of …

Data from experimental runs, coexisting phases in ultramafic rocks and phenocryst-matrix
pairs in volcanic rocks have been used to compile a table of mineral-liquid distribution …

Plots of Ti vs. V for many modern volcanic rock associations are diagnostic of tectonic setting
and can be used to determine possible tectonic settings of ophiolites as well. The basis of …

This paper attempts to bridge this gap by presenting a User's Guide to, basalt discrimination
器 diagrams. It first deals with the requirements of sample collection, geochemical analysis …

Supra-subduction zone (SSZ) ophiolites have the geochemical characteristics of island arcs
but the structure of oceanic crust and are thought to have formed by sea-floor spreading …

Utilization of scientific terms in geology has several inherent problems, particularly when
contemplating both process and description. Ophiolite has had a particularly notorious …