Ophiolitic Definition

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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Origin of Ophiolitic

From ophiolite +‎ -ic.

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