Origin of morb and chemically-depleted mantle reservoirs: Trace element constraints

Journal of Petrology

Volumn Special_Volume, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 415-445

  Saunders, A D ^a   Norry, M J ^a   Tarney, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84944180731     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/Special_Volume.1.415     Document Type: Article

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