Mineralogy and composition of the oceanic mantle

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 279-313

  Putirka, Keith ^a   Ryerson, F J ^b   Perfit, Michael ^c   Ridley, W Ian ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hawaii; Mantle composition; Mineralogy; Partial melting; Siqueiros

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE SOURCE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; MINERALOGY; OLIVINE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PYROXENITE;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

EID: 79251512317     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egq080     Document Type: Article

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