Chemical variations and regional diversity observed in MORB

Chemical Geology

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 70-85

  Arevalo Jr , Ricardo ^a   McDonough, William F ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalt; Concentration ratio; DMM; MORB; Trace element

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENRICHMENT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GARNET; HETEROGENEITY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; MIXING; PARTIAL MELTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 75149181268     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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