Mineral chemical composition and geodynamic significance of peridotites from Nain ophiolite, central Iran

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 261-270

  Ghazi, Javad Mehdipour ^a   Moazzen, Mohssen ^b   Rahgoshay, Mohammad ^a   Moghadam, Hadi Shafaii ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^c DAMGHAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Back arc basin; Mineral chemistry; Nain ophiolite; Peridotite; Spreading rate

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINOPYROXENE; CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEODYNAMICS; HARZBURGITE; LHERZOLITE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TETHYS;

IRAN; SANANDAJ-SIRJAN BELT;

EID: 77249142779     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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