Lower crustal assimilation in oceanic arcs: Insights from an osmium isotopic study of the Lesser Antilles

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 150, Issue , 2015, Pages 330-344

  Bezard, Rachel ^a,b   Schaefer, Bruce F ^b   Turner, Simon ^b   Davidson, Jon P ^a   Selby, David ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LAVA; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA; MANTLE SOURCE; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PLAGIOCLASE;

LESSER ANTILLES;

EID: 85027944232     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.11.009     Document Type: Article

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