Bay of Islands Ophiolite

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:age gptkb:Ordovician
gptkbp:contains ultramafic rocks
sedimentary rocks
gabbro
pillow basalts
sheeted dikes
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1960s
gptkbp:exposedBy oceanic crust and upper mantle sequence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bay of Islands Ophiolite
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Bay_of_Islands
gptkbp:partOf Humber Arm Allochthon
gptkbp:significance classic example of ophiolite
gptkbp:studiedBy plate tectonics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ophiolite_complexes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7