The formation of SiO2-rich melts within the deep oceanic crust by hydrous partial melting of gabbros

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-84

  Koepke, Juergen ^a   Berndt, Jasper ^b   Feig, Sandrin T ^a   Holtz, Francois ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gabbro; Oceanic crust; Oceanic plagiogranite; Partialmelting; Plagioclase

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEANIC CRUST; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; PLAGIOGRANITE;

EID: 33750891404     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-006-0135-y     Document Type: Article

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