Melt migration in the mantle beneath spreading zones and formation of replacive dunites: a review

Russian Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 763-778

  Batanova, V G ^a   Savelieva, G N ^b  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

mantle peridotites; melt migration; ophiolites; reactive porous flow; replacive dunites

Indexed keywords

DUNITE; FORMATION MECHANISM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; MIGRATION; MODEL TEST; OPHIOLITE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERCOLATION; SPREADING CENTER;

EID: 68849089728     PISSN: 10687971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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