Troodos Massif: The world's most heavily studiedophiolite, in the south and center of Northern Cyprus. Lower units includeharzburgite interpreted as deformed mantle, overlain by massivegabbro, withdunite bodies left from mantle diapirs. It also includestrondjemite bodies, plagio-granite,chromite and dikes metamorphosed tozeolite andgreenschist grade. These are covered by layers of extrusive rocks with sulfide mineralization and bounded by a fault lineament to the south. Pillow lavas are overlain byMesozoicchert and volcaniclastic rocks as well asCenozoic carbonates.
Kyrenia Range: The range includes the oldest rocks in the region, in the form ofPermian black shales. Shallow-waterPaleogeneolistrosomes and the Kantara Limestone are also important units. An active margin in theQuaternary drove uplift of the range, which had previously accumulated carbonates andturbidite.
