Composition and genesis of depleted mantle peridotites from the Wadi Tayin massif, Oman ophiolite; Major and trace element geochemistry, and Os isotope and PGE systematics

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 201-227

  Hanghøj, Karen ^a   Kelemen, Peter B ^a   Hassler, Deborah ^b   Godard, Marguerite ^c  

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

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Geothermometry; Mantle peridotites; Oman ophiolite; Osmium isotopes

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOTHERMOMETRY; GRAIN BOUNDARY; HARZBURGITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PETROGENESIS; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; UPPER MANTLE;

OMAN;

EID: 77749291802     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egp077     Document Type: Article

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