Recognising early Archaean mantle: A reappraisal

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-252

  Rollinson, Hugh ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Archaean; Chromite; Geochemistry; Isua; Mantle; Peridotite

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMITE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; PERIDOTITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; UPPER MANTLE;

ARCTIC; CANADA; GREENLAND; ISUA GREENSTONE BELT; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547643778     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-007-0191-y     Document Type: Article

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