Compositional diversity among primitive lavas of Mauritius, Indian Ocean: Implications for mantle sources

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 76-94

  Paul, Debajyoti ^a,c   Kamenetsky, Vadim S ^b,c   Hofmann, Albrecht W ^c   Stracke, Andreas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

compositional diversity; Mauritius; OIB; R union plume; source heterogeneity; volcanism

Indexed keywords

MINERALOGY; OLIVINE; PETROGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANOES;

COMPOSITIONAL DIVERSITY; MAURITIUS; SOURCE HETEROGENEITY; VOLCANISM;

BASALT;

LAVA FLOW; MAGMA; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE SOURCE; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANISM;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 34347259922     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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