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The Ophiolite That Brought an Ancient Ocean Floor Onto Land in Shetland

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The most distinctive feature is the ophiolite in Unst and Fetlar which is a remnant of the Iapetus Ocean floor made up of ultrabasic peridotite and gabbro.

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