Evolution of LILE-enriched small melt fractions in the lithospheric mantle: A case study from the East African Rift

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 67-83

  Bedini, R M ^a,b   Bodinier, J L ^a   Dautria, J M ^a   Morten, L ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

East African Rift; Mantle; Melts; Metasomatism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041553142     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00167-2     Document Type: Article

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