Ophiolitic trondhjemites: A possible analogue for Hadean felsic 'crust'

Terra Nova

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 364-369

  Rollinson, Hugh ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; FELSIC ROCK; GABBRO; HADEAN; MAGMA CHAMBER; OPHIOLITE; PARTIAL MELTING; TRONDHJEMITE; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; JACK HILLS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 53149095827     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2008.00829.x     Document Type: Article

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