Nature and timing of multiple metasomatic events in the sub-cratonic lithosphere beneath Labait, Tanzania

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 896-912

  Koornneef, Janne M ^a   Davies, Gareth R ^a   Döpp, Sonja P ^a   Vukmanovic, Zoja ^a   Nikogosian, Igor K ^a,b   Mason, Paul R D ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cratonic lithospheric mantle; Metasomatism; Orthopyroxene enrichment; Strontium neodymium isotopes; Tanzania; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

CRATON; DIOPSIDE; GARNET; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE STRUCTURE; METASOMATISM; MINERALOGY; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OROGENY; ORTHOPYROXENE; PERIDOTITE; PETROGRAPHY; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; XENOLITH;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 71749099143     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.039     Document Type: Article

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