A partial record of mixing of mantle melts preserved in icelandic phenocrysts

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1791-1812

  Winpenny, Ben ^a   Maclennan, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinopyroxene; Iceland; Mid ocean ridge; Mixing; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINOPYROXENE; CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA CHAMBER; MANTLE PROCESS; MELT INCLUSION; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; MIXING RATIO; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHENOCRYST; TRACE ELEMENT;

ICELAND;

EID: 80052219767     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egr031     Document Type: Article

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