The origin of highly silicic glass in mantle xenoliths from the Canary Islands

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1513-1539

  Neumann, E R ^a   Wulff Pedersen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Canary islands; Mantle xenoliths; Melt wall rock reactions; Silicic glass inclusions

Indexed keywords

GLASS; PETROLOGY; XENOLITHS;

CANARY ISLANDS;

EID: 0031429052     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.11.1513     Document Type: Article

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