Evidence for an 18O-depleted mantle plume from contrasting 18O/16O ratios of back-arc lavas from the Manus Basin and Mariana Trough

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-183

  MacPherson, Colin G ^a,b   Hilton, David R ^b   Mattey, David P ^a   Sinton, John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalts; Bismarck Sea; Mantle plumes; Mariana Trough; O 18 O 16; Subduction

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE PLUME; OXYGEN;

BISMARCK SEA;

EID: 0034048635     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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