An overview of the volatile systematics of the Lau Basin - Resolving the effects of source variation, magmatic degassing and crustal contamination

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 88-113

  Hahm, Doshik ^a,d   Hilton, David R ^a   Castillo, Paterno R ^a   Hawkins, James W ^a   Hanan, Barry B ^b   Hauri, Erik H ^c  

^a GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; DEGASSING; HELIUM ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LAVA; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; MELT INCLUSION; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; SPREADING CENTER; TRIPLE JUNCTION; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

LAU BASIN; PACIFIC OCEAN; VALU FA RIDGE;

EID: 84859913121     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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