摘要：Ophiolite studies over the decades have played a crucial role in
better understanding of mid-ocean ridge and subduction zone pro-
cesses, mantle dynamics and heterogeneity, fluid-rock interactions
in both sub-oceanic and sub-arc upper mantle, and the mechanisms
of continental growth in accretionary and collisional belts. The
continued interest in ophiolites as a topic of multi-disciplinary
research in Earth Sciences has resulted in a wealth of new data, syn-
theses, and ideas from ophiolites around the world. In addition,
ophiolitesarenowbecominganexcitingtopicofpioneeringresearch
for geologists, medical scientists, biologists, and Institutions working
onenvironmental monitoring, cancer prevention and riskfor the hu-
man health due to release of asbestiform fibres and heavy metals
fromimportantophioliticcomplexesintheworld.Inthisperspective,
this Special Issue of Geoscience Frontiers on “Ophiolites: geodynamic
and environmental implications” aims to assemble some of the most
recent observations, data and ideas on ophiolites around the world.
