Subduction zone geochemical characteristics in ocean ridge basalts from the southern Chile Ridge: Implications of modern ridge subduction systems for the Archean

Lithos

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 143-161

  Karsten, J L ^a   Klein, E M ^b   Sherman, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; CONTAMINATION; GREENSTONE BELT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MORB; SUBDUCTION;

PACIFIC, CHILE RIDGE;

EID: 0029749655     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0024-4937(95)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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