Daniel
My recollection from time long past at Liverpool, with Derek Flinn and a
number of his research students, is that the island of Unst in the Shetlands
(UK) is predominantly an obducted (Caledonian) ophiolite and serpentinite is
plentiful. There are even archaeological relics made of steatite found on
Unst.
I suggest a google search on Flinn and Unst as a possible starting point.
Anyone at Liverpool brave enough to tackle Derek Flinn on the subject might
be able to provide more detail.
From an anecdotal point of view this is where DF spent his honeymoon
measuring deformed pebbles and mused on the strain ellipsoid, the rest is
history ...
Alan
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Dr Alan Roberts
Badley Geoscience Ltd
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From: "Daniel Laó Dávila" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 4:40 PM
Subject: Serpentinite in fold and thrust belts
Hi all:
I have been looking for references on fold and thrust belts where
serpentinite forms the basement and is involved in the deformation
(i.e. thick-skinned). Yet it seems that the references are difficult to
find. Any help on this topic will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Daniel
Daniel Laó Dávila
Department of Geology and Planetary Science
University of Pittsburgh
200 SRCC
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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