Trapped melt in the Josephine peridotite: Implications for permeability and melt extraction in the upper mantle

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 185-200

  Sundberg, M ^a   Hirth, G ^a   Kelemen, P B ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Mantle; Ophiolite; Partial melting; Peridotite

Indexed keywords

DUNITE; MANTLE SOURCE; OPHIOLITE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PERMEABILITY; UPPER MANTLE; VISCOSITY;

JOSEPHINE COUNTY; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77749242780     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egp089     Document Type: Article

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