Igneous, alteration and exhumation processes recorded in abyssal peridotites and related fault rocks from an oceanic core complex along the Central Indian Ridge

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1299-1325

  Morishita, Tomoaki ^a   Hara, Kaori ^a   Nakamura, Kentaro ^b,c   Sawaguchi, Takashi ^d   Tamura, Akihiro ^a   Arai, Shoji ^a,b   Okino, Kyoko ^c   Takai, Ken ^e   Kumagai, Hidenori ^b,e  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Shohoku College   (Japan)

^e University of Tokyo ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Abyssal peridotite; Central Indian Ridge; Detachment fault; Oceanic core complex; Serpentinization

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXHUMATION; GABBRO; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; SERPENTINIZATION; URANIUM;

CENTRAL INDIAN RIDGE; INDIAN OCEAN; MID-INDIAN RIDGE;

EID: 67949096041     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egp025     Document Type: Article

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