Metasomatic interactions in the lithospheric mantle: Petrologic evidence from the Lherz massif, French Pyrenees

Chemical Geology

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 83-112

  Woodland, A B ^a   Kornprobst, J ^b   McPherson, E ^c,e   Bodinier, J L ^d   Menzies, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

French pyrenees; Lherz massif; Lithospheric mantle; Metasomatic interactions; Petrologic evidence

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERE; METASOMATISM; PERIDOTITE;

FRANCE, PYRENEES, LHERZ MASSIF;

EID: 0030428899     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00082-4     Document Type: Article

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