Mafic rocks including basalts and gabbros are the main constituents of Birjand ophiolites. They are found in several places and show low grade metamorphism in the field and under the microscope. Chondrite-normalized REE patterns for basalts and gabbros indicate that these rocks are transitional-enriched to depleted mid-oceanic ridge basalts respectively. Otherwise, N-MORB normalized trace eleme...

In the Tethyan realm, leucocratic rocks were recognized as dikes and layers outcropping in ophiolitic of Western Alps, Corsica, Northern Apennines. Several authors have suggested that origin is associated with partial melting cumulate gabbro. Major trace elements composition paragenesis provided information about genetic processes. This research aims at disclosing, for first time, petrographica...