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Blocks of ophiolites behind a mosque in Oman.

Blocks of ophiolites behind a mosque in Oman.
Blocks of ophiolites behind a mosque in Oman.
Blocks of ophiolites behind a mosque in Oman.
Blocks of ophiolites behind a mosque in Oman.
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Kelemen, Peter
Blocks of ophiolites behind a mosque in Oman.
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08/22/2024
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 42, No. 2, Pg. 48:
THE SEAFLOOR, ON LAND—In a few places on Earth, blocks of oceanic crust (called ophiolites) have been thrust onto the continents, giving scientists the unusual chance to get a firsthand look at rock formations that were once beneath the seafloor. The largest ophiolite is in Oman.
Photo by Peter Kelemen
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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