Evolution of the lithospheric mantle in an extensional setting: Insights from ophiolitic peridotites

Lithosphere

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-87

  Piccardo, Giovanni B ^a   Vannucci, Riccardo ^b   Guarnieri, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL DEFORMATION; CONTINENTAL RIFTING; DECOMPRESSION MELTING; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; MAGMATIC PROCESS; MANTLE LITHOSPHERE; MID OCEAN RIDGE BASALTS; THERMO-MECHANICAL;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ASTHENOSPHERE; CRYSTALLIZATION; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OPHIOLITE; PETROLOGY; RHEOLOGY; SEAFLOOR;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 77749337536     PISSN: 19418264     EISSN: 19474253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/L30.1     Document Type: Article

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