Ophiolite-Related Ultramafic Rocks (Serpentinites) in the Caribbean Region: A Review of their Occurrence, Composition, Origin, Emplacement and Ni-Laterite Soil Formation

Ophiolite-Related Ultramafic Rocks (Serpentinites) in the Caribbean Region: A Review of their Occurrence, Composition, Origin, Emplacement and Ni-Laterite Soil Formation

Ultramafic rocks, mainly serpentinized peridotites of mantle origin, are mostly associated with the ophiolites of Mesozoic age that occur in belts along three of the margins of the Caribbean plate. The most extensive exposures are in Cuba. The ultramafic-mafic association (ophiolites) were formed an...

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Main Authors: J.F. LEWIS, G. DRAPER, J.A. PROENZA FERNÁNDEZ, J. ESPAILLAT, J. JIMÉNEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 2006-01-01
Series:Geologica Acta
Subjects:
Peridotite
Serpentinite
Ni-Laterite
Ophiolite
Caribbean.
Online Access:https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/2023

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