Mafic pegmatites intruding oceanic plateau gabbros and ultramafic cumulates from Bolívar, Colombia: Evidence for a 'wet' mantle plume?

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1877-1906

  Kerr, Andrew C ^a   Tarney, John ^b   Kempton, Pamela D ^c   Pringle, Malcolm ^d   Nivia, Alvaro ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e SERVICIO GEOLÓGICO COLOMBIANO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Colombia; Mantle plume; Oceanic plateau; Pegmatite; Wet melting

Indexed keywords

CUMULATE; GABBRO; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MANTLE PLUME; PEGMATITE;

BOLIVAR [COLOMBIA]; COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 4544317006     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egh037     Document Type: Article

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