Ophiolite Concept and the Evolution of Geological ThoughtYildirim Dilek, Sally Newcomb |
Contents
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A personal history of the ophiolite concept | 17 |
A major step in the evolution of the ophiolite concept | 31 |
Perspectives on ophiolites before plate tectonics | 55 |
A personal view | 65 |
Die ophiolitischen Zonen in den mediterranen Kettengebirgen The ophiolitic zones in the Mediterranean mountain chains | 77 |
Where did Gustav Steinmann see the trinity? Back to the roots of an Alpine ophiolite concept | 93 |
Ophiolites historical contingency and the Wilson cycle | 111 |
Development of ophiolitic perspectives on models of oceanic magma chambers beneath active spreading centers | 187 |
Geology of suprasubduction zones Implications for the origin ofophiolites | 227 |
The search for modern analogues | 269 |
Its role in the evolution of the ophiolite concept | 295 |
The Troodos ophiolite and the upper ocean crust a reciprocal traffic in scientific concepts | 309 |
The sheeted dike complex of the Troodos ophiolite and its role in understanding midocean ridge processes | 323 |
The evolution of ideas for the origin and emplacement of the western Hellenic ophiolites | 337 |
Development of the ideas on the origin of Albanian ophiolites | 351 |
Where ophiolites come from and what they tell us | 137 |
Rifts ridges arcs andor scrapings? | 153 |
Role of ophiolites in archipelago model of orogenesis | 159 |
How well does the ophiolite model work for the Pacific Ocean crust? | 173 |
Highpressure and ultrahighpressure metamorphic beltsSubduction recrystallization exhumation and significance for ophiolite study | 365 |
The repeated rediscovery of melanges and its implications for the possibility and the role of objective evidence in the scientific enterprise | 385 |
History of asbestos discovery and use and asbestosrelated disease in context with the occurrence of asbestos within ophiolite complexes | 447 |
Common terms and phrases
Albanian Alpine Alps America Special Paper asbestos backarc basin basalts belts boninite Bowen continental margin Cretaceous crustal Cyprus deformation Dewey diabase Dilek dunite Earth and Planetary emplacement evolution extrusive fault flysch forearc gabbros Gass geochemical geochemistry Geological Society geologists Geophysical Research harzburgite Hawkins Hess hydrothermal igneous intrusions island arc Journal of Geophysical Jurassic layer lithosphere mafic magma chamber Malpas Mariana McCallien mélange melt metamorphic mid-ocean ridge mineral Moores MORB N-MORB nappe Nicolas ocean basins Ocean Drilling Program ocean floor oceanic crust oceanic lithosphere oceanic ridges olivine ophio ophiolite complexes ophiolite concept ophiolites origin orogenic Pearce peridotites Petrology pillow lavas Planetary Science Letters plate tectonics plutonic radiolarites rifting seafloor sedimentary sediments seismic sequence serpentinite serpentinized sheeted dike complex Society of America spreading centers SSZ ophiolites Steinmann structure studies subduction zone terranes tion trench Troodos Troodos Massif Troodos ophiolite ultramafic ultramafic rocks upper mantle volcanic Vourinos western