Tracing the metasomatic and magmatic evolution of continental mantle roots with Sr, Nd, Hf and and Pb isotopes: A case study of Middle Atlas (Morocco) peridotite xenoliths

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1417-1435

  Wittig, Nadine ^a,b   Pearson, D Graham ^a   Duggen, Svend ^b,c   Baker, Joel A ^d   Hoernle, Kaj ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DANISH LITHOSPHERE CENTRE   (Denmark)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; HAFNIUM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; METASOMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PERSISTENCE; SOURCE ROCK; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; XENOLITH;

ATLAS MOUNTAINS; MIDDLE ATLAS; MOROCCO;

EID: 73449102138     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.10.048     Document Type: Article

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