Anhydrous partial melting experiments on MORB-like eclogite: Phase relations, phase compositions and mineral-melt partitioning of major elements at 2-3 GPa

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2173-2201

  Pertermann, Maik ^a,b   Hirschmann, Marc M ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eclogite; Experimental petrology; Mantle melting; Partial melt; Pyroxenite

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HIGH PRESSURE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PARTIAL MELTING;

EID: 0344509078     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egg074     Document Type: Article

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