Igneous Rocks: Komatiite

Encyclopedia of Geology

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 260-267

  Arndt, N T ^a   Lesher, C M ^b  

^a LCEA   (France)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; OLIVINE; TEXTURES; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANOES;

ALKALINES; ANKARAMITES; BASALTIC LIQUIDS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; GEOCHEMICALS; INTRUSIVE ROCKS; KOMATIITE; MEIMECHITE; MGO; SIMPLE++;

MAGNESIA;

EID: 85069291461     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-369396-9/00297-5     Document Type: Chapter

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