Petrogenesis of Cenozoic basalts from Mongolia: Evidence for the role of asthenospheric versus metasomatized lithospheric mantle sources

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-91

  Barry, T L ^a   Saunders, A D ^a   Kempton, P D ^b   Windley, B F ^a   Pringle, M S ^c   Dorjnamjaa, D ^d   Saandar, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Argon dating; Basalts; Mantle metasomatism; Modelling; Mongolia; Xenoliths

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BASALT; CENOZOIC; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; METASOMATISM; PETROGENESIS; VOLCANISM;

MONGOLIA;

EID: 0037249448     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/44.1.55     Document Type: Article

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