Ophiolite Suite

The typical sequence of rocks in the oceanic crust, from bottom to top: ultrabasic rocks, gabbro, sheeted dikes, pillow basalts, and sea-floor sediments. Igneous rocks and deep-sea sediments associated with divergence zones and the sea-floor environment.

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