The beginning of melting of fertile and depleted peridotite at 1.5 GPa

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 97-111

  Robinson, J A C ^a   Wood, B J ^a   Blundy, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental studies; Geochemistry; Mid ocean ridge basalts; Partial melting; Peridotites; Solid phase

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; MELTING POINT; PERIDOTITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE;

GEOCHEMISTRY; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE;

EID: 0031869410     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00162-3     Document Type: Article

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