The Formation and Evolution of Cratonic Mantle Lithosphere - Evidence from Mantle Xenoliths

Treatise on Geochemistry: Second Edition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 255-292

  Pearson, D G ^a   Wittig, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; Earth's mantle; Lithospheric mantle; Peridotite; Re Os isotopes

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; OSMIUM ALLOYS; RHENIUM ALLOYS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ARCHEAN; EARTH'S MANTLE; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; PERIDOTITE; RE-OS ISOTOPES;

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84894063157     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-095975-7.00205-9     Document Type: Chapter

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