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OphioliteGeologyBasaltGeochemistryPillow lavaIsland arcVolcanic rockSillDikeFlood basaltSubductionUltramafic rockPaleontologyVolcanoTectonicsVolcanism
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- 53
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 255-265
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- 37
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David C. Gerlach,
Hans G. AvéLallemant,
William P. Leeman
(1981).
An island arc origin for the Canyon Mountain ophiolite complex, eastern Oregon, U.S.A..
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
, 53
(2)
, 255-265.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-821x(81)90158-8
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- 10.1016/0012-821x(81)90158-8