Melting behavior of simplified lherzolite in the system CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-Na2O from 7 to 35 kbar

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 329-359

  Walter, Michael J ^a   Presnall, Dean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARNET; LHERZOLITE; MELTING BEHAVIOUR; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; SPINEL;

EID: 0028325599     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/35.2.329     Document Type: Article

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