Global correlations of ocean ridge basalt chemistry with axial depth: A new perspective

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 633-664

  Niu, Yaoling ^a   O'Hara, Michael J ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global correlations; Isostatic compensation; Magma differentiation; Mantle compositional variation; Mantle melting; Mantle potential temperature variation; Mantle source density variation; Mid ocean ridges; MORB chemistry variation; Petrogenesis; Ridge depth variation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; FRACTIONATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; MANTLE SOURCE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MELT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; SODIUM; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 41749106493     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egm051     Document Type: Article

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