Supergene weathering and sulphur contents of basalt-hosted mantle xenoliths: An appraisal from Montferrier lherzolites (Languedoc, France);Alteration supergene et teneurs en soufre des xenolithes du manteau: Une approche a partir des Iherzolites des basaltes de Montferrier (Languedoc, France)

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 327, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 519-525

  Luguet, Ambre ^a   Lorand, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Mantle; Sulphides; Sulphur; Supergene weathering; Xenoliths

Indexed keywords

BASALT; LHERZOLITE; MANTLE; SULFUR; WEATHERING; XENOLITH;

FRANCE; LANGUEDOC; MONTFERRIER;

EID: 0032194330     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1251-8050(99)80033-0     Document Type: Article

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