Complete mantle section of a slow-spreading ridge-derived ophiolite: An example from the Isabela ophiolite in the Philippines

Island Arc

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 272-294

  Andal, Eric S ^a   Arai, Shoji ^a   Yumul Jr , Graciano P ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Graduate School   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Mantle column; Mantle peridotite; Ophiolite; Partial melting

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; OPHIOLITE; PARTIAL MELTING;

ASIA; CAGAYAN VALLEY; EURASIA; ISABELA [CAGAYAN VALLEY]; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 29144526035     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2005.00471.x     Document Type: Review

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