The Tauride Belt Ophiolites in southern Turkey are located on both sides of the E–Wtrending, Mesozoic Tauride carbonate platform. They comprise the Lycian, Antalya, Beyşehir, Mersin, Alihoca and Pozantı-Karsantı ophiolites from west to east. Each ophiolite has a metamorphic rock unit either at the base of the peridotites or in the mélange units. The metamorphic sole rocks generally consist of a...

Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic rocks of the Mérida Massif (SW Iberia) have been grouped into tectonostratigraphic units. Each unit is separated from rest ones by either crustal-scale thrusts and/or extensional detachments. The lowermost (Magdalena Gneisses; lower plate) has continental crust affinity, below a mafic-ultramafic ensemble, referred to as Ophiolite (suture zone). Serie Negra Group co...

The Mawat ophiolite complex (MOC) is a part of the Zagros Suture Zone, which extends about 2000 km from southeastern Turkey through northern Syria and Iraq to western southern Iran. serpentinite rocks are exposed at Waras area near Betwat village. Serpentinite this have been studied assess their suitability for use as dimension stone. Ten samples were collected in establish physical mechanical ...

Investigation of parent magma evolution and origin chromites in Cheshmeh-Bid, ophiolite Neyriz, Fars