Melting relations of model lherzolite in the system CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 at 2.4-3.4 GPa and the generation of komatiites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 27701-27709

  Gudfinnsson, Gudmundur H ^a,b   Presnall, Dean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KOMATIITE; LHERZOLITE; MELTING; PETROGENESIS; PHASE RELATIONS;

EID: 0030429058     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02462     Document Type: Article

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