“Moist MORB” axial magmatism in the Oman ophiolite: The evidence against a mid-ocean ridge origin

CJ MacLeod, C Johan Lissenberg, LE Bibby - Geology, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Oman ophiolite has an axial volcanic suite and associated sheeted dike complex similar
in composition to modern mid-oceanic ridge basalt (MORB). Its internal structure is regarded …

A new view on the petrogenesis of the Oman ophiolite chromitites from microanalyses of chromite-hosted inclusions

AY Borisova, G Ceuleneer, VS Kamenetsky… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
To decipher the petrogenesis of chromitites from the Moho Transition Zone of the
Cretaceous Oman ophiolite, we carried out detailed scanning electron microscope and …

Forearc magmatic evolution during subduction initiation: Insights from an Early Cretaceous Tibetan ophiolite and comparison with the Izu-Bonin-Mariana forearc

JG Dai, CS Wang, RJ Stern, K Yang, J Shen - Bulletin, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Subduction initiation is a key process in the operation of plate tectonics. Our understanding
of melting processes and magmatic evolution during subduction initiation has largely been …

The timing of sulfide segregation in a Variscan synorogenic gabbroic layered intrusion (Beja, Portugal): Implications for Ni-Cu-PGE exploration in orogenic settings

AP Jesus, A Mateus, M Benoit, CCG Tassinari… - Ore Geology …, 2020 - Elsevier
A growing number of magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide deposits discovered in orogenic environments
has renewed the interest on this category and reinforced that most orogenic mafic magmas …

Arc-related harzburgite–dunite–chromitite complexes in the mantle section of the Sabzevar ophiolite, Iran: a model for formation of podiform chromitites

HS Moghadam, MZ Khedr, S Arai, RJ Stern… - Gondwana …, 2015 - Elsevier
Podiform chromitites are common within the mantle section of the Late Cretaceous Sabzevar
ophiolite in NE Iran. We studied chromitite pods and related ultramafic rocks from three …

Petrology and geochemistry of the crust–mantle boundary in a nascent arc, Massif du Sud ophiolite, New Caledonia, SW Pacific

C Pirard, J Hermann, HSTC O'Neill - Journal of Petrology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Massif du Sud ophiolite, New Caledonia, SW Pacific, is one of the largest
exposed ultramafic bodies on Earth. The ophiolite consists of a mantle section of ultra …

Mantle podiform chromitites do not form beneath mid-ocean ridges: A case study from the Moho transition zone of the Oman ophiolite

H Rollinson, J Adetunji - Lithos, 2013 - Elsevier
Podiform chromitites from the mantle transition zone at Maqsad in the Oman ophiolite have
MORB-like cr#(0.48–0.59). However they show other features which are not in kee** with …

Records of ocean growth and destruction in the Oman–UAE ophiolite

KM Goodenough, RJ Thomas, MT Styles… - …, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Oman–UAE ophiolite is the largest piece of oceanic crust exposed on land, yet debate
continues about its origin. It has been variously considered as an ideal analogue for a fast …

Architecture of the Oman–UAE ophiolite: evidence for a multi-phase magmatic history

KM Goodenough, MT Styles, D Schofield… - … and Sedimentary Basins …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Oman–United Arab Emirates ophiolite is the world's largest ophiolite. It is
divided into 12 separate fault bounded blocks, of which the northern three lie wholly or partly …

Crustal recycling processes in generating the early Cretaceous Fangcheng basalts, North China Craton: New constraints from mineral chemistry, oxygen isotopes of …

J Guo, F Guo, CY Wang, C Li - Lithos, 2013 - Elsevier
The early Cretaceous Fangcheng basalts were erupted in the peak stage of lithospheric
thinning of the North China Craton (NCC). They have olivine phenocrysts with forsterite (Fo) …