Immiscible transition from carbonate-rich to silicate-rich melts in the 3 GPa melting interval of eclogite + CO2 and genesis of silica-undersaturated ocean island lavas

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 647-671

  Dasgupta, Rajdeep ^a   Hirschmann, Marc M ^a   Stalker, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonated eclogite; Experimental phase equilibria; Liquid immiscibility; Ocean island basalts; Partial melting

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHISM; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS;

EID: 33645160255     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egi088     Document Type: Article

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