Mexican peridotite xenoliths and tectonic terranes: Correlations among vent location, texture, temperature, pressure, and oxygen fugacity

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1075-1112

  Luhr, James F ^a   Aranda Gómez, Jose J ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Mantle; Mexico; Peridotite; Petrology; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; OXYGEN FUGACITY; PERIDOTITE; TERRANE; XENOLITH;

MEXICO;

EID: 0031436765     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.8.1075     Document Type: Article

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