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A few ophiolite massifs depart from the Oman type and seem to define a specific trend. In contrast with the Oman ophiolite, which is characterised by a depleted harzburgitic ultramafic section and defines the Harzburgite Ophiolite Type (HOT), these massifs which, among several other pecularities, have a lherzolitic or sublherzolitic ultramafic section, define the Lherzolitic Ophiolite Type (LOT) (Boucher and Nicolas, 1985). The differences between HOT and LOT are summarized and discussed in chapter 8.
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Nicolas, A. (1989). Xigaze and Trinity Ophiolites — Plagioclase Lherzolite Massifs: The Lherzolite Ophiolite Type. In: Structures of Ophiolites and Dynamics of Oceanic Lithosphere. Petrology and Structural Geology, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2374-4_4
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