Home›Articles›The Ophiolite That Brought an Ancient Ocean Floor Onto Land in ShetlandArticlesThe Ophiolite That Brought an Ancient Ocean Floor Onto Land in ShetlandArticlesCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextEarth and Environment Atlas. "The Ophiolite That Brought an Ancient Ocean Floor Onto Land in Shetland." Accessed September 9, 2026. https://earth.interactiveatlas.org/articles/ophiolite-ancient-ocean-floor-onto-land-in-shetland.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextEarth and Environment Atlas. (n.d.). The Ophiolite That Brought an Ancient Ocean Floor Onto Land in Shetland. Retrieved September 9, 2026, from https://earth.interactiveatlas.org/articles/ophiolite-ancient-ocean-floor-onto-land-in-shetlandCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{earthandenvironmentatlas-the-ophiolite-that-brought-an-ancient-oc, author = {Earth and Environment Atlas}, title = {The Ophiolite That Brought an Ancient Ocean Floor Onto Land in Shetland}, year = {2026}, url = {https://earth.interactiveatlas.org/articles/ophiolite-ancient-ocean-floor-onto-land-in-shetland}, note = {Accessed September 9, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsArticle OnShetland, Geological Formations Well-attested SourcesShetland (Wikipedia)Geography and geology sectionQuote, Geography and geology sectionThe 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.