Geochemistry of a meta-ophiolite suite: An association of metagabbros, eclogites and glaucophanites on the island of Syros, Greece

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 607-623

  Seck, Hans Adolf ^a   Kötz, Jürgen ^a   Okrusch, Martin ^b   Seidel, Eberhard ^a   Stosch, Heinz Günter ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attic cycladic complex; Geochemistry; Geological setting; Magmatic protoliths; Syros meta ophiolites

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; GARNETS; IRON OXIDES; ISOTOPES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRANSFORM FAULTS;

ATTIC-CYCLADIC COMPLEX; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; INCOMPATIBLE ELEMENT; INDIVIDUAL EVOLUTION; LITHO-STRATIGRAPHIC; PROTOLITHS; SECONDARY ALTERATION; SYROS META-OPHIOLITES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BACKARC BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; SPREADING RIDGE; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSFORM FAULT;

GREECE, SYROS;

EID: 0029773201     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/8/3/0607     Document Type: Article

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