Building and destroying continental mantle
Continents, especially their Archean cores, are underlain by thick thermal boundary layers
that have been largely isolated from the convecting mantle over billion-year timescales, far …
that have been largely isolated from the convecting mantle over billion-year timescales, far …
Insights into petrological characteristics of the lithosphere of mantle wedge beneath arcs through peridotite xenoliths: a review
S Arai, S Ishimaru - Journal of Petrology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The petrological characteristics of peridotite xenoliths exhumed from the lithospheric mantle
below the Western Pacific arcs (Kamchatka, NE Japan, SW Japan, Luzon–Taiwan, New …
below the Western Pacific arcs (Kamchatka, NE Japan, SW Japan, Luzon–Taiwan, New …
[图书][B] Kimberlites: mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrology
RH Mitchell - 2013 - books.google.com
This is a book about the petrology of kimberlites. It is not about upper mantle xenoliths,
diamonds, or prospecting for kimberlites. The object of the book is to provide a …
diamonds, or prospecting for kimberlites. The object of the book is to provide a …
Oxygen isotope composition of mantle peridotite
The oxygen isotopic composition of 76 samples of olivine in spinel-, garnet-and diamond-
facies peridotites, and as syngenetic inclusions within diamond has been determined by …
facies peridotites, and as syngenetic inclusions within diamond has been determined by …
Compositional distinction between oceanic and cratonic lithosphere
FR Boyd - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 1989 - Elsevier
Modal and chemical data for variably-depleted peridotites of oceanic origin together with
estimates of the composition of fertile parental peridotite are used to define an oceanic trend …
estimates of the composition of fertile parental peridotite are used to define an oceanic trend …
An assessment of the relative roles of crust and mantle in magma genesis: an elemental approach
RN Thompson, MA Morrison… - … Transactions of the …, 1984 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The elemental compositions of terrestrial igneous rocks are reviewed with special emphasis
on those elements that partition strongly into the liquids in mafic and ultramafic systems …
on those elements that partition strongly into the liquids in mafic and ultramafic systems …
Some remarks on the movement of small melt fractions in the mantle
D McKenzie - Earth and planetary science letters, 1989 - Elsevier
Small melt fractions very rich in potassium are likely to be present beneath the lithosphere,
and will separate from the matrix when there is more than 10− 3% melt present if their …
and will separate from the matrix when there is more than 10− 3% melt present if their …
The role of lithospheric mantle in the generation of late Cenozoic basic magmas in the western United States
JG Fitton, D James, PD Kempton… - Journal of …, 1988 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Late Cenozoic (< 17Ma) basaltic lavas were erupted in the Basin & Range Province
(BR), the transition zone (TZ) between the BR and the Colorado Plateau (CP), and the …
(BR), the transition zone (TZ) between the BR and the Colorado Plateau (CP), and the …
Thermal structure, thickness and composition of continental lithosphere
RL Rudnick, WF McDonough, RJ O'Connell - Chemical Geology, 1998 - Elsevier
Global compilations of surface heat flow data from stable, Precambrian terrains show a
statistically significant secular change from 41±11 mW/m2 in Archean to 55±17 mW/m2 in …
statistically significant secular change from 41±11 mW/m2 in Archean to 55±17 mW/m2 in …
Empirical geothermobarometry for garnet peridotites and implications for the nature of the lithosphere, kimberlites and diamonds
As a result of a study on the influence of Cr on geothermometry and geobarometry empirical
garnet-orthopyroxene geobarometry has been refined. The applicability to simple and …
garnet-orthopyroxene geobarometry has been refined. The applicability to simple and …