Nature and evolution of the lithospheric mantle beneath the passive margin of East Oman: Evidence from mantle xenoliths sampled by Cenozoic alkaline lavas

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 203-216

  Gregoire M ^a   Langlade, J A ^a   Delpech, G ^b   Dantas, C ^a   Ceuleneer, G ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Harzburgites; Lherzolites; Oman; Trace elements; Upper mantle; Xenoliths

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HARZBURGITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LHERZOLITE; PASSIVE MARGIN; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; UPPER MANTLE; XENOLITH;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

EID: 70349154618     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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