The remelting of hydrothermally altered peridotite at mid-ocean ridges by intruding mantle diapirs

Nature

Volumn 402, Issue 6761, 1999, Pages 514-518

  Benoit, Mathleu ^a   Ceuleneer, Georges ^a   Polvé, Mireille ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MANTLE PLUME; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOLOGY; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA;

OMAN;

EID: 0033518250     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/990073     Document Type: Article

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