Experimental tests of low degree peridotite partial melt compositions: Implications for the nature of anhydrous near-solidus peridotite melts at 1 GPa

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 152, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 149-162

  Falloon, T J ^a   Green, D H ^b   O'Neill, H St C ^b   Hibberson, W O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mantle; Melts; Partial melting; Peridotites; Phase equilibria

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 0031405456     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00155-6     Document Type: Article

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