Petrology of spinel peridotite xenoliths from northeastern Brazil: Lithosphere with a high geothermal gradient imparted by Fernando de Noronha plume

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 199-214

  Fodor, R V ^a   Sial, A N ^b   Gandhok, G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Geotherm; Mantle composition; Mineral composition; Peridotite xenoliths; Plume

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE PLUME; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; SPINEL; TERTIARY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0036315732     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(02)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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