1 C:\Documents and Settings\dpiper\My Documents\Papers-current\Georgia\ikaria\revised version\gpp Ikaria rev.wpd Geochemical characteristics of the Cretaceous ophiolitic rocks of Ikaria island, Greece GEORGIA PE-PIPER* & ADONIS PHOTIADES† * Department of Geology, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3, Canada † Department of General Geology and Geological Mapping, Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME), 70 Messoghion Street, GR 115 27 Athens, Greece