Mg- and Fe-gabbroids from northern apennine ophiolites: Parental liquids and igneous differentiation process

Ofioliti

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-69

  Tiepolo, Massimo ^a   Tribuzio, Riccardo ^a,b   Vannucci, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fe gabbroids; Fractional crystallization; Mg gabbroids; MORB; Ophiolites; Parental liquids; Ti rich amphibole; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; GEOCHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY;

ITALY, APENNINES;

EID: 0031440563     PISSN: 03912612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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