Hydrous komatiites from Commondale, South Africa: An experimental study

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 199-207

  Barr, J A ^a   Grove, T L ^a   Wilson, A H ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Archean subduction; Commondale; experimental petrology; komatiite; orthopyroxene; spinifex

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN SUBDUCTION; COMMONDALE; EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY; KOMATIITE; ORTHOPYROXENE; SPINIFEX;

COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPERIMENTS; GALLIUM; LIQUIDS; OLIVINE; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; ROCKS; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

SILICATE MINERALS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; EMPLACEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; KOMATIITE; ORTHOPYROXENE; PETROLOGY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

AFRICA; COMMONDALE; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

SPINIFEX;

EID: 67449098329     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.04.029     Document Type: Article

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