Fluid- and melt-related enrichment in the subarc mantle: Evidence from Nb/Ta variations in island-arc basalts

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 587-590

  Stolz, A J ^a,b   Jochum, K P ^a   Spettel, B ^a   Hofmann, A W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; RARE EARTHS;

CONVERGENT MARGIN; HIGH FIELD STRENGTH ELEMENTS; HIGH QUALITY DATA; LIGHT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MID OCEANIC RIDGES; SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS; SUBDUCTING SLABS; OCEANIC ISLANDS; SUB-ARC MANTLE;

VOLCANOES;

CONVERGENT MARGIN; ENRICHMENT; ISLAND ARC; MANTLE SOURCE; MELT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NIOBIUM; SEAFLOOR; TANTALUM; BASALT; BASALTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARCS; PETROGENESIS;

EID: 0029846061     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0587:FAMREI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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