Geochemistry of the Othris Ophiolite, Greece: Evidence for refertilization?

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1759-1785

  Barth, Matthias G ^a   Mason, Paul R D ^a   Davies, Gareth R ^b   Dijkstra, Arjan H ^c   Drury, Martyn R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Melt impregnation; Othris Ophiolite; Plagioclase lherzolite; Refertilization

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LHERZOLITE; MELT; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; PLAGIOCLASE;

GREECE; ORTHRIS MASSIF;

EID: 0142088738     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egg058     Document Type: Article

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