The Semail Thrust in the Oman-UAE mountains is mapped along base of Ophiolite, a 10–15 km thick sequence Cenomanian oceanic crust and upper mantle emplaced from NE to SW onto previously passive, Mid-Permian continental margin Oman. juxtaposition ophiolite with range different rock types sourced depths suggest complex tectonic history for this major fault shear zone. Here we summarize previous w...

Abstract Recognition of any intra-oceanic arc-trench system (IOAS) could provide invaluable information on the tectonic framework and geodynamic evolution vanished ocean basin. The Tanjianshan Complex mafic-ultramafic rocks along North Qaidam ultra-high pressure metamorphic belt in NW China record subduction process Proto-Tethyan Ocean. Four lithotectonic units, including island arc, ophiolite,...

At many marine-terminating glaciers, the breakup of mélange, a floating aggregation of sea ice and icebergs, has been accompanied by an increase in iceberg calving and ice mass loss. Previous studies have argued that mélange may suppress calving by exerting a buttressing force directly on the glacier terminus. In this study, I adapt a discrete element model to explicitly simulate mélange as a c...

Olivine chemistry as a petrogenetic indicator for origin and formation conditions of Sargaz-Abshur ultramafic-mafic intrusion, SE Baft, Kerman

[1] We used time-lapse imagery, seismic and audio recordings, iceberg and glacier velocities, ocean wave measurements, and simple theoretical considerations to investigate the interactions between Jakobshavn Isbræ and its proglacial ice mélange. The mélange behaves as a weak, granular ice shelf whose rheology varies seasonally. Sea ice growth in winter stiffens the mélange matrix by binding ice...

The Eastern Anatolian Plateau (EAP), approximately 2000 m above sea level, is located between the Pontides to north, Arabian Platform south, and Iranian east. It characterized by 6 km-thick Maastrichtian Quaternary volcano-sedimentary cover which unconformably overlies continental oceanic basement units. Overall, outcrops of pre-Maastrichtian are rare include both This led drastically different...

The Ophiolite Terrane of the Southern Chewore Inliers is comprised of two related, but lithologicallyand geochemically-distinct groups. The Maunde Ophiolite Group comprises a suite of lithologies similar to those within Phanerozoic ophiolites. The Kaourera Island Arc Group contains a suite of silica-variable, extrusive lithologies similar to those within present-day island-arcs. Geochemical ana...