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ophiolite

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Françaisophiolite
Italianoofiolite
3 more languages
Bosanskiofiolit
Hrvatskiofiolit
Српскиofiolit

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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