Composition and origin of peculiar pyropes from lherzolites: evidence for the evolution of the lithospheric mantle of the Siberian Platform

Russian Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 225-239

  Tychkov, N S ^a   Pokhilenko, N P ^a   Kuligin, S S ^a   Malygina, E V ^a  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

kimberlites; LAC pyropes; lherzolites; lithospheric mantle; pyroxenites; Siberian Platform; structure

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINOPYROXENE; HARZBURGITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LHERZOLITE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; PARAGENESIS; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; PYROPE;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIAN PLATFORM;

EID: 40949126975     PISSN: 10687971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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