The geochemistry of the Arabian lithospheric mantle - A source for intraplate volcanism?

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1495-1512

  Shaw, J E ^a,b   Baker, J A ^a,c   Kent, A J R ^d   Ibrahim, K M ^e   Menzies, M A ^b  

^a DANISH LITHOSPHERE CENTRE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arabian lithospheric mantle; Jordan; Mantle xenoliths; Sr Nd Hf Pb isotopes

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; METASOMATISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; SUBDUCTION; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANISM; XENOLITH;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34547866677     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egm027     Document Type: Article

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