Chemical and chronologic complexity in the convecting upper mantle: Evidence from the Taitao ophiolite, southern Chile

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 5793-5819

  Schulte, Ruth F ^a   Schilling, Manuel ^b,c   Anma, Ryo ^d   Farquhar, James ^a   Horan, Mary F ^e   Komiya, Tsuyoshi ^f   Piccoli, Philip M ^a   Pitcher, Lynnette ^a   Walker, Richard J ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^e GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OPHIOLITE; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; SERPENTINIZATION; TRACE ELEMENT; UPPER MANTLE;

AISEN; CHILE; CHILE TRIPLE JUNCTION; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA; TAITAO PENINSULA;

EID: 69249162862     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.06.015     Document Type: Article

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