Construction of the oceanic lithosphere by magmatic intrusions: Petrological evidence from plutonic rocks formed along the fast-spreading East Pacific Rise

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 731-734

  Constantin, Marc ^a   Hékinian, Roger ^b   Bideau, Daniel ^b   Hébert, Réjean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIVINE; ROCKS; SEA LEVEL; SILICATE MINERALS; TRANSFORM FAULTS;

COMPOSITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; CRYSTAL FRACTIONATION; EAST PACIFIC RISE; MAGMATIC INTRUSIONS; MINERAL COMPOSITION; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PLUTONIC ROCKS; PROPAGATING RIFT; MAGMA CHAMBER;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA CHAMBER; OCEANIC CRUST; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PETROLOGY; PLUTONIC ROCK; EMPLACEMENT MECHANISM; GABBRO; LITHOSPHERE; OCEAN LITHOSPHERE; TEXTURE;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC;

EID: 0030477823     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0731:COTOLB>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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