Ophiolites and their modern oceanic analogues. edited by L.M. Parson, B.J. Murton and P. Browning

Conventional studies of oceanic structure and evolution are inevitably hampered by the difficulties with sampling the crust in the third dimension. Subsurface studies with deep seismic techniques provide some measure of understanding below the seafloor. Ophiolite studies, however, can provide a vast body of knowledge with regard to the deeper structure and crustal compositions, which is unattainable in the deep sea. In turn, many of the recent regional and detailed structures identified at mid-ocean spreading systems such as ridge segmentation patterns and ridge axis discontinuities, now form a significant contribution to recent studies of ophiolite complexes. Introduction / L. M. Parson & B. J. Murton -- The Josephine Ophiolite : And Ancient Analogue For Slow-to Intermediate-spreading Oceanic Ridges / R. J. Alexander & G. D. Harper -- Ridge Axial Segmentation In The Oman Ophiolite : Evidence From Along-strike Variations In The Sheeted Dyke Complex / C. J. Macleod & D. A. Rothery -- The Volcano-tectonic Setting Of Oceanic Lithosphere Generation / R. C. Searle -- Gloria And Other Geophysical Studies Of The Tectonic Pattern And History Of The Easter Microplate, Southeast Pacific / R. I. Rusby -- Along-axis Variations In Tectonic Extension And Accomodation Zones In The Mark Area, Mid-atlantic Ridge 23°n Latitude / J. A. Karson & A. T. Winters -- Chemical Transects Across Intra-oceanic Arcs : Implications For The Tectonic Setting Of Ophiolites / R. N. Taylor, B. J. Murton & R. W. Nesbitt -- Origin And Distribution Of Components In Boninite Genesis : Significance Of The Oib Component / D. K. Kostopoulos & B. J. Murton -- Quaternary Marginal Basin Volcanism In The Bransfield Strait As A Modern Analogue Of The Southern Chilean Ophiolites / R. A. Keller & M. R. Fisk -- Geochemical Control On The Evolutionary History Of The Ballantrae Complex, Sw Scotland, From Comparisons With Recent Analogues / J. L. Smellie & P. Stone -- Petrology And Geochemistry Of The Plutonic Rocks Of The Halmahera Ophiolite, Eastern Indonesia, An Analogue Of Modern Oceanic Forearcs / P. Ballantyne -- Influence Of The Partial Melting Regime On The Formation Of Ophiolitic Chromitite / S. Roberts -- Mobility Of Rare Earth Elements In Zones Of Intense Hydrothermal Alteration In The Pindos Ophiolite, Greece / E. Valsami & J. R. Cann -- Peridotite Intrusions Emplaced In The Fossil Suprasubduction Zone Environment Of Cyprus / R. Laurent -- Evidence For Plagioclase-lherzolite Intrusion In The Mid-atlantic Ridge, Dsdp Leg 37 / J. Girardeau & J.- C. C. Mercier -- Deformation Styles Adjacent To Transform Faults : Evidence From The Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus / S. Allerton & F. J. Vine -- The Validity Of Whole-rock Geochemistry In The Study Of The Oceanic Crust : A Case Study From Odp Hole 504b / T. S. Brewer ... [et Al.] -- Volcanic Plates Overriding The Ocean Crust : Structure And Dynamics Of Hawaiian Volcanoes / A. Borgia & B. Treves -- Peri-collisional Extension In The Banda Orogen As A Model For The Tectonic Evolution Of Oman-type Ophiolites / R. A. Harris. Edited By L.m. Parson, B.j. Murton And P. Browning. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.