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Ophiolite meaning

An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.

Using Ophiolite

  • The main meaning on this page is: An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.

Context around Ophiolite

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sediments 1×

Often after:

sequences 1× complexes 1×

Sentence patterns with Ophiolite

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

belts or ophiolite complexes 1× the sediments ophiolite sequences tholeiitic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

gustav steinmann 1906 1× this is due 1×

Common sentence endings:

or ophiolite complexes 1× style fold structure 1×

Words around Ophiolite

Just before it in the word index:

ophiocordyceps 2 ophicleide 2 ophelia 51 ophel 2 oph 14 opgen 2

Just after it in the word index:

ophiolites 4 ophir 16 ophira 2 ophiuchi 2 ophiuchus 13 ophs 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Ophiolite

  • In this selection, "ophiolite" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sediments, sequences and complexes stand out and add context to how "ophiolite" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include belts or ophiolite complexes and the sediments ophiolite sequences tholeiitic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ophiolite" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ophiolite

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is due to closely resembling features in the rock record, such as orogenic belts or ophiolite complexes. (18 words)

Gustav Steinmann (1906) recognised different classes of orogenic belts, including the Alpine type orogenic belt, typified by a flysch and molasse geometry to the sediments; ophiolite sequences, tholeiitic basalts, and a nappe style fold structure. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Gustav Steinmann (1906) recognised different classes of orogenic belts, including the Alpine type orogenic belt, typified by a flysch and molasse geometry to the sediments; ophiolite sequences, tholeiitic basalts, and a nappe style fold structure. (35 words)

This is due to closely resembling features in the rock record, such as orogenic belts or ophiolite complexes. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

Gustav Steinmann (1906) recognised different classes of orogenic belts, including the Alpine type orogenic belt, typified by a flysch and molasse geometry to the sediments; ophiolite sequences, tholeiitic basalts, and a nappe style fold structure.

This is due to closely resembling features in the rock record, such as orogenic belts or ophiolite complexes.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ophiolite" in a sentence?
An example: "Gustav Steinmann (1906) recognised different classes of orogenic belts, including the Alpine type orogenic belt, typified by a flysch and molasse geometry to the sediments; ophiolite sequences, tholeiitic basalts, and a nappe style fold structure." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "ophiolite" from authentic English texts.
What does "ophiolite" mean?
Ophiolite means: An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.
How many example sentences with "ophiolite" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "ophiolite", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.