ophiolite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + -lite
Noun[edit]
ophiolite (plural ophiolites)
- (geology) an assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island
Translations[edit]
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
ophiolite f (plural ophiolites)
Further reading[edit]
- “ophiolite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.