Troodos, Mt. Olympus
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Cyprus (Europe and North America) |
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| Date of Submission: | 04/02/2002 |
| Criteria: | (viii)(ix) |
| Category: | Natural |
| Submitted by: | Ministry of Communications and Works Department of Antiquities Nicosia |
| Coordinates: | N 3862000 - N 3868000E 484000 - E 489000 |
| Ref.: | 1677 |
Description
NB- This site has to be considered as part of the Troodos ophiolite, a 90 million year old fragment of extremely well-preserved oceanic crust.
This is a site where the lower part of the oceanic crustal and upper mantle sequences are well exposed and where lower crustal and mantle processes can be studied and demonstrated.
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