Development of concepts concerning the genesis and emplacement of Tethyan ophiolites in the Eastern Mediterranean and Oman regions
A Robertson - Earth-Science Reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
This article uses evidence mainly from the Eastern Mediterranean and Oman to help
understand the origin and emplacement of ophiolites. Field studies in these regions …
understand the origin and emplacement of ophiolites. Field studies in these regions …
The Samail subduction zone dilemma: Geochronology of high-pressure rocks from the Saih Hatat window, Oman, reveals juxtaposition of two subduction zones with …
Abstract The Samail Ophiolite in the Oman Mountains formed at a Cretaceous subduction
zone that was part of a wider Neo-Tethys plate-boundary system. The original configuration …
zone that was part of a wider Neo-Tethys plate-boundary system. The original configuration …
Overview of the genesis and emplacement of Mesozoic ophiolites in the Eastern Mediterranean Tethyan region
AHF Robertson - Lithos, 2002 - Elsevier
The Eastern Mediterranean region exhibits a fascinating diversity of ophiolites and related
oceanic magmatic units of mainly Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous age. Comparisons with …
oceanic magmatic units of mainly Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous age. Comparisons with …
Birth, death, and resurrection: The life cycle of suprasubduction zone ophiolites
JW Shervais - Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Suprasubduction zone (SSZ) ophiolites display a consistent sequence of events during their
formation and evolution that suggests that they form in response to processes that are …
formation and evolution that suggests that they form in response to processes that are …
Tectonic setting, origin, and obduction of the Oman ophiolite
The Semail ophiolite in the Oman Mountains is the world's largest and best preserved thrust
sheet of oceanic crust and upper mantle (> 10 000 km2,∼ 550 km long,∼ 150 km wide); it …
sheet of oceanic crust and upper mantle (> 10 000 km2,∼ 550 km long,∼ 150 km wide); it …
Rapid emplacement of the Oman ophiolite: Thermal and geochronologic constraints
In understanding of ophiolite emplacement requires knowledge of the elapsed time between
igneous crystallization and intraoceanic thrusting, and the rate and duration of that thrusting …
igneous crystallization and intraoceanic thrusting, and the rate and duration of that thrusting …
Accretion of Oman and United Arab Emirates ophiolite–Discussion of a new structural map
A Nicolas, F Boudier, B Ildefonse, E Ball - Marine Geophysical Researches, 2000 - Springer
This study is altogether an extended legend for the folded maps incorporated in this volume,
a review of the current knowledge on the Oman-United Arab Emirates ophiolite belt, and a …
a review of the current knowledge on the Oman-United Arab Emirates ophiolite belt, and a …
Tectonic development of the Samail ophiolite: High‐precision U‐Pb zircon geochronology and Sm‐Nd isotopic constraints on crustal growth and emplacement
New high‐precision single grain U‐Pb zircon geochronology and whole rock Nd isotopic
data provide insight into the magmatic and tectonic development of the Samail ophiolite. The …
data provide insight into the magmatic and tectonic development of the Samail ophiolite. The …
Dating the geologic history of Oman's Semail ophiolite: Insights from U-Pb geochronology
Eclogites from the deepest structural levels beneath the Semail ophiolite, Oman, record the
subduction and later exhumation of the Arabian continental margin. Published ages for this …
subduction and later exhumation of the Arabian continental margin. Published ages for this …
Timescales of subduction initiation and evolution of subduction thermal regimes
Subduction zones are first-order features of plate tectonics on Earth, yet the mechanisms by
which subduction initiates remain enigmatic and controversial. Here, we reappraise the …
which subduction initiates remain enigmatic and controversial. Here, we reappraise the …