Origin of glass in quaternary mantle xenoliths from Meerfeldermaar, West Eifel, Germany: Implications for enrichment in the lithospheric mantle

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-200

  O'Connor, Terrence K ^a   Edgar, Alan D ^b   Lloyd, Felicity E ^c  

^a CAMECO CORPORATION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gees; Germany; Glass; Mantle xenoliths; Meerfeldermaar; Metasomatism; West Eifel

Indexed keywords

GLASS; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMA ENRICHMENT; MANTLE XENOLITH; METASOMATISM; QUATERNARY;

GERMANY, RHINELAND-PALATINATE, EIFEL, MEERFELDERMAAR;

EID: 0029730034     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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