Geochemistry and origin of the basal lherzolites from the northern Oman ophiolite (northern Fizh block)

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Takazawa, Eiichi ^a   Okayasu, Toshie ^a   Satoh, Keiichi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lherzolite; Mantle; Oman; Ophiolite; Peridotite; Rare earth elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 9144258484     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GC000232     Document Type: Article

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