Volatile abundances and oxygen isotopes in basaltic to dacitic lavas on mid-ocean ridges: The role of assimilation at spreading centers

Chemical Geology

Volumn 287, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 54-65

  Wanless, V D ^a   Perfit, M R ^a   Ridley, W I ^b,c   Wallace, P J ^d   Grimes, C B ^e   Klein, E M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^e Department of Geosciences ^*  (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Chlorine; Dacite; Mid ocean ridge; Oxygen isotopes; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION; DACITE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; VOLATILES;

BASALT; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLASS; ISOTOPES; MELTING; OXYGEN; PARAFFIN WAXES; SILICA; SILICATES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CHLORINE;

BASALT; CHLORINE; DACITE; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; MAGMA ASSIMILATION; MELT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC CRUST; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

EID: 79960201942     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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