Translithospheric mantle diapirism: Geological evidence and numerical modelling of the Kondyor zoned ultramafic complex (Russian Far-East)

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-321

  Burg, Jean Pierre ^a   Bodinier, J L ^b   Gerya, T ^a   Bedini, R M ^b   Boudier, F ^b   Dautria, J M ^b   Prikhodko, V ^c   Efimov, A ^d   Pupier, E ^b   Balanec, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c KOSYGIN INSTITUTE OF TECTONICS AND GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Dunite; Kondyor; Translithospheric intrusion; Zoned ultramafic complex

Indexed keywords

DIAPIRISM; DIKE; DUNITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MANTLE SOURCE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PYROXENITE; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SEDIMENT; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FAR EAST; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 62149146088     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egn083     Document Type: Article

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