The Lherz spinel lherzolite: Refertilized rather than pristine mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 259, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 599-612

  Le Roux, V ^a   Bodinier, J L ^a   Tommasi, A ^a   Alard, O ^a   Dautria, J M ^a   Vauchez, A ^a   Riches, A J V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

erosion of the lithospheric mantle; Lherz; melt rock reaction; refertilization

Indexed keywords

LHERZOLITE; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; MELT-ROCK REACTION; REFERTILIZATION;

EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

GEOPHYSICS;

BASALT; CONTINENTAL CRUST; HARZBURGITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LHERZOLITE; MANTLE; OCEANIC CRUST; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; SPINEL; TRACE ELEMENT; XENOLITH;

EID: 34250829116     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.05.026     Document Type: Article

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