Role of 'hidden' deeply subducted slabs in mantle depletion

Chemical Geology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 241-254

  Kamber, Balz S ^a   Collerson, Kenneth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Lower mantle; Mass balance; Oceanic slab

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; LOWER MANTLE; MASS BALANCE; PETROGENESIS; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 0034108990     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00218-1     Document Type: Article

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