Evidence for subduction-related contamination of the mantle beneath the southern Chile Ridge: Implications for ambiguous ophiolite compositions

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 349, Issue , 2000, Pages 13-20

  Sturm, Marnie E ^a   Klein, Emily M ^a   Karsten, Jill L ^b   Karson, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CHILE TRIPLE JUNCTIONS; CONVERGENT MARGIN; ELEMENT CHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMICAL DISTINCTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; MID OCEAN RIDGE BASALTS; OPHIOLITE COMPLEX; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CONVERGENT MARGIN; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OPHIOLITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRENCH;

CHILE RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84871003043     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2349-3.13     Document Type: Article

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