Transformation of archaean lithospheric mantle by refertilization: Evidence from exposed peridotites in the Western Gneiss Region, Norway

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1611-1636

  Beyer, Eloise E ^a   Griffin, William L ^a,b   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean mantle; Garnet peridotite; Mantle metasomatism; Proterozoic mantle; Western Gneiss Region, Norway

Indexed keywords

DUNITE; GNEISS; MANTLE; METASOMATISM; PERIDOTITE; PROTEROZOIC; TRANSFORMATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN GNEISS REGION;

EID: 33748085675     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egl022     Document Type: Article

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