A model that reconciles major- and trace-element data from abyssal peridotites

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 169, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 303-319

  Asimow, Paul D ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Mantle; Mid ocean ridge basalts; Partial melting; Peridotites; Segregation

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE;

EID: 0033563951     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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