Sulfide petrology and highly siderophile element geochemistry of abyssal peridotites: A coupled study of samples from the Kane Fracture Zone (45°W 23°20N, MARK area, Atlantic Ocean)

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1553-1570

  Luguet, Ambre ^a   Lorand, Jean Pierre ^a   Seyler, Monique ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE; FRACTURE ZONE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT; SULFIDE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; KANE FRACTURE ZONE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037694831     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)01133-X     Document Type: Article

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