Peridotite clinopyroxene chemistry reflects mantle processes rather than continental versus oceanic settings

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 423-437

  Rivalenti, Giorgio ^a   Vannucci, Riccardo ^b   Rampone, Elisabetta ^c   Mazzucchelli, Maurizio ^a   Piccardo, Giovanni B ^c   Piccirillo, Enzo M ^d   Bottazzi, Piero ^b   Ottolini, Luisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Radiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinopyroxene; Mantle; Metasomatism; Minor element analyses; Peridotites; Trace element analyses

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENE; MANTLE PROCESSES; METASOMATISM; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; PERIDOTITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 0029775354     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(96)00019-2     Document Type: Article

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