ophiolite

C39488
concept

An ophiolite is a section of oceanic crust and underlying upper mantle that has been uplifted and exposed above sea level, typically emplaced onto continental crust by tectonic processes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
ophiolite canonical 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: ophiolite
Generated description
An ophiolite is a section of oceanic crust and underlying upper mantle that has been uplifted and exposed above sea level, typically emplaced onto continental crust by tectonic processes.

Instances (1)

Instance Via concept surface
Coast Range Ophiolite