Melt generation at very slow-spreading oceanic ridges: Constraints from geochemical and geophysical data

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1171-1196

  White, R S ^a   Minshull, T A ^a   Bickle, M J ^a   Robinson, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal thickness; Melt generation; Mid ocean ridges; Rare earth elements; Seismic refraction

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PARTIAL MELTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

EID: 0034984734     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/42.6.1171     Document Type: Article

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