Tectonic discrimination of peridotites using fO2-Cr# and Ga-Ti-FeIII systematics in chrome-spinel

Chemical Geology

Volumn 261, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 199-216

  Dare, Sarah A S ^a   Pearce, Julian A ^a   McDonald, Iain ^a   Styles, Michael T ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser Ablation ICP MS; Melt rock reaction; MOR peridotites; Oman U.A.E. ophiolite; Oxygen fugacity; Supra subduction zone setting

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MINERAL; CHROME SPINEL; FUGACITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PERIDOTITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 63249103639     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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