Genesis of young lithospheric mantle in southeastern China: An LAM-ICPMS trace element study

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 111-148

  Xisheng, Xu ^a,b   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^b   Griffin, W L ^b,c   Zhou, Xinmin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinopyroxene trace elements; Fertile mantle; Lithospheric mantle genesis; Mantle metasomatism; Mantle trace elements

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENE; MANTLE; METASOMATISM; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 0343340430     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/41.1.111     Document Type: Article

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