ophiolite
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.