CH4 inclusions in orogenic harzburgite: Evidence for reduced slab fluids and implication for redox melting in mantle wedge

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1737-1754

  Song, Shuguang ^a,b   Su, Li ^c   Niu, Yaoling ^b   Lai, Yong ^a   Zhang, Lifei ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c China University of Geosciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; HARZBURGITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; METHANE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; REDOX CONDITIONS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; XENOLITH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 60449088437     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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