Geochemistry and evolution of subcontinental lithospheric mantle in Central Europe: Evidence from peridotite xenoliths of the Kozákov volcano, Czech Republic

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2235-2260

  Ackerman, Lukáš ^a,b   Mahlen, Nancy ^c   Jelínek, Emil ^a   Medaris Jr , Gordon ^c   Ulrych, Jaromír ^b   Strnad, Ladislav ^a   Mihaljevič, Martin ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bohemian Massif; Lithospheric mantle; REE LILE HFSE; Sr Nd isotopes; Xenoliths

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LHERZOLITE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; METASOMATISM; NEOGENE; PERIDOTITE; PROTOLITH; XENOLITH;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 36549032921     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egm058     Document Type: Article

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