Asthenospheric metasomatism beneath the mid-ocean ridge: Evidence from depleted abyssal peridotites

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 301-304

  Seyler, Monique ^a   Lorand, Jean Pierre ^b   Toplis, Michael J ^c   Godard, Gaston ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Abyssal peridotite; Asthenosphere; Indian Ocean; Metasomatism; Mid ocean ridge

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERIC METASOMATISM; BASALTIC CRUST; DECOMPRESSION; MINERAL INCLUSIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INCLUSIONS; MELTING; OCEANOGRAPHY;

BASALT;

ASTHENOSPHERE; GEOCHEMISTRY; METASOMATISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY;

INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE;

EID: 2142702949     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20191.1     Document Type: Article

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