Petrogenesis of ultramafic rocks from the ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic kimi complex in Eastern Rhodope (NE Greece)

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 885-909

  Baziotis, I ^a   Mposkos, E ^a   Asimow, P D ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulate; Partial melting; Peridotite; Pyroxenite; UHP metamorphism

Indexed keywords

CUMULATE; FRACTIONATION; GARNET; GEOCHEMISTRY; METAIGNEOUS ROCK; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PETROGENESIS; PYROXENITE; SPINEL; TRACE ELEMENT; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

EASTERN MACEDONIA AND THRACE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; RHODOPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 42549142257     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egn010     Document Type: Article

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