Deep lithospheric thickening and refertilization beneath continental arcs: Case study of the P, T and compositional evolution of peridotite xenoliths from the Sierra Nevada, California

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 477-511

  Chin, Emily J ^a   Lee, Cin Ty A ^a   Luffi, Peter ^a   Tice, Mike ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental arc lithosphere; Peridotite; Sierra Nevada; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

BAROMETRY; CONTINENTAL ARC; CONTINENTAL CRUST; GARNET; GEOTHERMOMETRY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; P-T CONDITIONS; PERIDOTITE; PORPHYRY; SPINEL; TECTONIC SETTING; XENOLITH;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863231656     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egr069     Document Type: Article

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