Spreading evolution of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus

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Research Article| June 01, 1991 Spreading evolution of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus Simon Allerton; Simon Allerton 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar F. J. Vine F. J. Vine 2School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Simon Allerton 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, England F. J. Vine 2School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, England Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1991) 19 (6): 637–640. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0637:SEOTTO>2.3.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 Simon Allerton, F. J. Vine; Spreading evolution of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus. Geology 1991;; 19 (6): 637–640. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0637:SEOTTO>2.3.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 Some recent developments, particularly the recognition of transform-tectonized and nontransform-tectonized fabrics close to the Southern Troodos transform fault, provide a framework for a new evolutionary model of the Troodos ophiolite. This model proposes that most of the ophiolite formed at the Solea axis, against a dextrally slipping Southern Troodos transform. Spreading was largely accommodated by magmatic accretion. The ridge then jumped to the east, a last phase of amagmatic stretching driving normal faulting above a detachment horizon in the Solea graben. A ridge jump boundary separates the old crust, formed at the Solea axis, from the new crust generated at the outside corner of the new ridge with a dextrally slipping continuation of the Southern Troodos transform. The final episode involved extension of the crust generated at the new ridge to form the Larnaca graben in the eastern part of the ophiolite. 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.