Ophiolites, Arcs, and Batholiths: A Tribute to Cliff Hopson

Geochemistry and geology of the Iron Mountain unit, Ingalls ophiolite complex, Washington: Evidence for the polygenetic nature of the Ingalls complex
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Published:July 01, 2008
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J.H MacDonald, Jr., G.D Harper, R.B Miller, J.S Miller, A.N Mlinarevic, B.V Miller, 2008. "Geochemistry and geology of the Iron Mountain unit, Ingalls ophiolite complex, Washington: Evidence for the polygenetic nature of the Ingalls complex", Ophiolites, Arcs, and Batholiths: A Tribute to Cliff Hopson, James E. Wright, John W. Shervais
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The Ingalls ophiolite complex, central Cascades, Washington, mainly consists of mantle-derived ultramafic tectonite, with crustal rocks consisting of gabbro, diabase, basalt, and sedimentary rocks. The crustal rocks occur as faulted blocks within serpentinite mélange (Navaho Divide fault zone). Mafic rocks in most of these blocks comprise the Late Jurassic Esmeralda Peaks unit. Herein, we define an older, Early Jurassic unit within the Ingalls ophiolite complex, which we call the Iron Mountain unit. This unit occurs along the southern edge of the complex and consists dominantly of mafic volcanic rocks with minor sedimentary rocks. A rhyolite within the Iron Mountain unit...
- absolute age
- basalts
- Cascade Range
- chemical composition
- chemical ratios
- dates
- diabase
- enrichment
- fault zones
- faults
- gabbros
- geochemistry
- igneous rocks
- Invertebrata
- Jurassic
- lithofacies
- lithostratigraphy
- major elements
- mantle
- mantle plumes
- Mesozoic
- metamorphic rocks
- microfossils
- mid-ocean ridge basalts
- mineral composition
- ocean floors
- ophiolite
- ophiolite complexes
- petrology
- plate tectonics
- plutonic rocks
- Protista
- Radiolaria
- seamounts
- sedimentary rocks
- subduction
- subduction zones
- tectonics
- tectonite
- trace elements
- U/Pb
- United States
- volcanic rocks
- Washington
- Ingalls Complex
- Iron Mountain Unit
- De Roux Unit
- Esmeralda Peaks Unit
- Navaho Divide fault zone