The evolution of a heterogeneous Martian mantle: Clues from K, P, Ti, Cr, and Ni variations in Gusev basalts and shergottite meteorites

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 296, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 67-77

  Schmidt, Mariek E ^a   McCoy, Timothy J ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gusev basalts; Mars igneous processes; Mars mantle; Shergottites

Indexed keywords

BASALTIC LAVA; BASALTIC MAGMA; COLUMBIA; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; DATA SETS; DETECTION LIMITS; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GUSEV BASALTS; MANTLE MELTING; MANTLE RESERVOIRS; MANTLE SOURCE; MARS EXPLORATION ROVER; MARTIAN MANTLE; MELT FRACTION; MINOR ELEMENTS; PARTIAL MELTING; ROCK COMPOSITION; SOURCE REGION; TWO STAGE;

CHROMIUM; GALLIUM; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MELTING; METEORITES; PARAFFIN WAXES;

BASALT;

BASALT; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HETEROGENEITY; MANTLE SOURCE; MARS; NICKEL; PARTIAL MELTING; PHOSPHORUS; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; PLANETARY SURFACE; POTASSIUM; SHERGOTTITE; TITANIUM;

HESPERIA;

EID: 77953869129     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.04.046     Document Type: Article

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