Potassium amphibole stability in the upper mantle: An experimental study in a peralkaline KNCMASH system to 8·5 GPa

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 537-568

  Konzett, J ^a   Sweeney, R J ^a   Thompson, A B ^a   Ulmer, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

High P experiments; K richterite; Mantle metasomatism; MARID xenoliths

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; POTASSIUM; RICHTERITE; STABILITY; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 0030774196     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.5.537     Document Type: Article

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