Heterogeneous lithospheric mantle beneath Northern Patagonia: Evidence from Prahuaniyeu garnet- and spinel-peridotites

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1267-1298

  Bjerg, Ernesto A ^a   Ntaflos, Theodoros ^b   Thöni, Martin ^b   Aliani, Paola ^a   Labudia, Carlos H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Garnet peridotite; Mantle xenoliths; Metasomatism; Northern Patagonia; Prahuaniyeu; Spinel peridotite

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GARNET; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; METASOMATISM; PERIDOTITE; SPINEL; XENOLITH;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67949083704     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egp021     Document Type: Article

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