Petrological, Geochemical and Geodynamic Study of Ophiolites and Modern Oceanic Lithosphere

Dear Colleagues,

The architectural and geochemical signatures of ophiolites are derived from variation in petrological, geochemical and tectonic processes acting in different geodynamic settings. Significant advances in marine geosciences have recently improved the comparison between ophiolites and the modern oceanic lithosphere, created at various spreading rates in the context of the entire mid-ocean ridge-transform system. One of the striking features that ophiolites and the modern oceanic lithosphere have in common is the formation of secondary minerals and mineralization, caused by the interaction between rock and seawater or hydrothermal fluids that penetrate the crust via permeable structures created by fissuring and faulting, and via the intrinsic porosity of the rock. We encourage authors to submit papers to this Special Issue that focus on the mineralogical and geochemical composition of ophiolites and the modern oceanic lithosphere. Studies may use both or either traditional or novel analytical techniques. They should also provide new insights into rock–seawater and/or rock–hydrothermal fluid interactions, mineral deposits in ophiolites and the modern oceanic lithosphere, and/or biomineralization, in relation to the different oceanic geodynamic settings.

Dr. Paola Tartarotti
Dr. Ruibao Li
Dr. Francesca Claudia Rotondo
Guest Editors

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