A geochemically consistent hypothesis for MORB generation

Chemical Geology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-126

  Lundstrom, C C ^a   Gill, J ^b   Williams, Q ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dunite; MORB; Partial melting; Spinel lherzolite; U series disequilibria

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LHERZOLITE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS;

EID: 0034602860     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00122-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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