Talk:Ophiolite

message: The majority of SSZ ophiolites now appear to be regarded as the result of subduction rollback in the literature, in order to produce the local extension regieme in an overall compressive setting. No seperate topic on rollback itself, subduction section is in need of improvement as well, currently working on a new graphic for that one which might be upload in the next couple of weeks. Will try and update the ophiolite formation section once I've got to grips with the wiki style of writing. ClimberDave 13:47, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mechanisms of formation 

message: Is it worth adding another image? I dont think this image below is too great but it better shows the dyke/lava relationship MeanStreets "...Chorizo..." 12:34, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Image

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thread_title:  External links modified 

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message: The recent removal of the longstanding uncited sections about, amongst other things, ophiolites in the alps got me thinking. I've recently been working on passive margins using the models of Gianreto Manatschal and his colleagues, who base a lot of their understanding of magma-poor passive margins on exposures from the Alps. These Alpine ophiolites are unusual (see e.g.  Manatschal & Müntener 2009) so at least the first of the deleted paragraphs doesn't look that far off the mark. I'm not suggesting putting the deleted text back, just that we should probably have a section on the Alpine ophiolites and their interpretation. Mikenorton (talk) 15:56, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Mikenorton, I deleted the content because it thought of two benefits: the article would gain credibility by having all content sourced and it will be easier to write with citations from zero than finding appropiate citations for each of these claims. As far as I know the ophiolite thing is tricky. It requires some research into literature. Is Alpine ophiolites still a valid or common category? —Lappspira (talk) 17:11, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: It does require some looking into and your right that it's generally easier to start from sources rather than try to make them fit the text that exists. My understanding is that the Alpine ophiolites are unusual, lacking in the upper layers of the "standard" ophiolite model. This is explained by them being dominated by mantle rocks exhumed at the non-volcanic margins of the so-called "Ligurian Tethys", but sources are as ever the key. Mikenorton (talk) 17:43, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alpine ophiolites