Origin of compositional trends in clinopyroxene of oceanic gabbros and gabbroic rocks: A case study using data from ODP Hole 735B

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 184, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 313-322

  Stone, Sofia ^a   Niu, Yaoling ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinopyroxene compositional systematics; mineral stoichiometry; MORB differentiation; ocean ridge magmatism; oceanic lower crustal gabbros

Indexed keywords

BASALTIC MAGMA; BASALTIC MELTS; CLINOPYROXENE; CLINOPYROXENE COMPOSITIONAL SYSTEMATICS; CO-VARIATIONS; CRYSTAL STOICHIOMETRY; CRYSTALLIZATION MODELS; GABBROIC ROCKS; IN-SITU; INVERSE CORRELATION; LOWER CRUST; MAGMA CHAMBER; MORB DIFFERENTIATION; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAMS; OCEAN RIDGE MAGMATISM; OCEANIC LOWER CRUSTAL GABBROS; SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE; TI OXIDES; TIO; TRANSITION STAGE;

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CORE DRILLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MINERALS; MINING; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; PROGRAM INTERPRETERS; SILICATE MINERALS; STOICHIOMETRY; TECTONICS;

SODIUM;

CLINOPYROXENE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GABBRO; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MAGMATISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; OCEANIC CRUST; STOICHIOMETRY; THOLEIITIC BASALT;

INDIAN OCEAN; MID-INDIAN RIDGE;

EID: 67649470416     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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