The Trinity ophiolite (California): The strange association of fertile

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 503-518

  Ceuleneer, Georges ^a   Le Sueur, Elisabeth ^b  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Andesite; Back arc basin; Boninite; California; Cumulate; Dunite; Dyke; Earth's mantle; Magma rock interaction; Oceanic crust; Ophiolite; Peridotite; Pyroxenite

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; DUNITE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGMA CHAMBER; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; PARAGENESIS; PERIDOTITE; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PYROXENITE;

BEAR CREEK; IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54149119669     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.179.5.503     Document Type: Article

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