Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling ophiolite; containing ophiolite.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to sections of the
oceanic crust and thesubjacent uppermantle that have beenuplifted oremplaced to be exposed withincontinental crustal rocks.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's very important to know, for the reliability of our interpretation, that this was specifically checked because a test trench in the same area a few years ago apparently just missed the large structure and reached the so-called ophiolitic "mélange" at 0.30 m below the surface.
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 11: Geophysical 2003
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The plateau of Düzen and the neighbouring Zençirli Tepe (mountain) both consist of beige limestone, overlying ophiolitic mélange (a volcanic rock).
Archaeometrical Study of Craft Activities « Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds 2009
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It runs parallel to the temenos wall and was again built on top of the ophiolitic bedrock.
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Hadrian & Antoninus Pius Sanctuary Report 5 2003
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The low values correspond to the ophiolitic mélange bedrock.
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The latter proved to be built on top of weathered ophiolitic melange.
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Hadrian & Antoninus Pius Sanctuary Report 5 2003
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We are surveying for possible clay exploitation zones, next to the ophiolitic clay of Sagalassos and the lacustrine deposits of the Canakli Plain, to document all regional clay resources that were possibly used for ceramic production in smaller facilities throughout the city's history and territory.
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Geological Survey Report 1 2003
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The higher resistivity could be from heterogeneities in the ophiolitic mélange, the presence of limestone massifs, or both.
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Preliminary resistivity profile SA04P4, oriented west-east between the Neon Library and the Potters 'Quarter indicating the presence of limestone and the ophiolitic mélange in the subsurface.
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It probably originated from the nearby volcano of Gölcük (ca 10 km north of Sagalassos), rather than as a weathered ophiolitic melange as previously suggested.
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The results of this week's coring campaign can be summarized as follows: thick (11 m) accumulations of fine sediments, all derived from the ophiolitic mélange, occur in the valley bottom upstream from Alexanders 'Hill.
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 10: Geomorphological 2003
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