The Josephine Ophiolite—Remains of a Late Jurassic marginal basin in northwestern California

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Research Article| July 01, 1980 The Josephine Ophiolite—Remains of a Late Jurassic marginal basin in northwestern California Gregory D. Harper Gregory D. Harper 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1980) 8 (7): 333–337. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8<333:TJOOAL>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Gregory D. Harper; The Josephine Ophiolite—Remains of a Late Jurassic marginal basin in northwestern California. Geology 1980;; 8 (7): 333–337. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8<333:TJOOAL>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The Josephine Ophiolite is a fully developed ophiolite exposed in the western Jurassic belt of the Klamath Mountains. The ophiolite is overlain by a thick flysch sequence derived from both an active volcanic arc and the continental margin. Many lines of evidence favor genesis of the ophiolite in an immature marginal basin by back-arc spreading rather than at a mid-ocean spreading center. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.