ophiolitic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to sections of the oceanic crust and the subjacent upper mantle that have been uplifted or emplaced to be exposed within continental crustal rocks

“The shore of Newfoundland displays many ophiolitic deposits.”

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Meanings

adjectiveophiolitic (comparative more ophiolitic, superlative most ophiolitic)

comparative more ophiolitic · superlative most ophiolitic

  1. Of or pertaining to sections of the oceanic crust and the subjacent upper mantle that have been uplifted or emplaced to be exposed within continental crustal rocks

    The shore of Newfoundland displays many ophiolitic deposits.

Origin

From ophiolite + -ic.

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Translations

Italian ofiolitico
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APA

ophiolitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophiolitic

MLA

“ophiolitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophiolitic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ophiolitic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophiolitic.

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