Os isotope heterogeneity of the upper mantle: Evidence from the Mayarí-Baracoa ophiolite belt in eastern Cuba

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 241, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 466-476

  Frei, Robert ^a   Gervilla, F ^b   Meibom, A ^c   Proenza, J A ^d   Garrido, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromite; Cuba; Ophiolite; Os isotopes; SUMA

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; PLATINUM; RHENIUM; TECTONICS;

OPHIOLITE BELT; OS ISOTOPES; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SUBCHONDRITIC INITIAL; UPPER MANTLE;

OSMIUM;

OPHIOLITE; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; UPPER MANTLE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 30744453583     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.11.043     Document Type: Article

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