Geophysics of chemical heterogeneity in the mantle
L Stixrude, C Lithgow-Bertelloni - Annual Review of Earth and …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Chemical heterogeneity, produced by the near-surface rock cycle and dominated
volumetrically by subducted oceanic crust and its depleted residue, is continuously …
volumetrically by subducted oceanic crust and its depleted residue, is continuously …
Heterogeneous Hadean hafnium: evidence of continental crust at 4.4 to 4.5 Ga
The long-favored paradigm for the development of continental crust is one of progressive
growth beginning at∼ 4 billion years ago (Ga). To test this hypothesis, we measured initial …
growth beginning at∼ 4 billion years ago (Ga). To test this hypothesis, we measured initial …
Hf isotope systematics of kimberlites and their megacrysts: new constraints on their source regions
Abstract Kimberlites from Southern Africa, along with their low-Cr megacrysts, have unusual
Hf–Nd isotopic characteristics. Group I and Transitional kimberlites define arrays trending …
Hf–Nd isotopic characteristics. Group I and Transitional kimberlites define arrays trending …
The origin and evolution of the Kaapvaal cratonic lithospheric mantle
A detailed petrological and geochemical study of low-temperature peridotite xenoliths from
Kimberley and northern Lesotho is presented to constrain the processes that led to the …
Kimberley and northern Lesotho is presented to constrain the processes that led to the …
Re–Os isotope systematics and platinum group element fractionation during mantle melt extraction: a study of massif and xenolith peridotite suites
DG Pearson, GJ Irvine, DA Ionov, FR Boyd… - Chemical Geology, 2004 - Elsevier
Re–Os isotope and platinum group elements (PGE) systematics are presented for peridotite
xenoliths from N. Lesotho (on-craton), S. Namibia (circum-cratonic), the Vitim volcanic field …
xenoliths from N. Lesotho (on-craton), S. Namibia (circum-cratonic), the Vitim volcanic field …
The rif belt
A Chalouan, A Michard, KE Kadiri, F Negro… - … evolution: the geology …, 2008 - Springer
The Rif Belt belongs to a much larger orogen, ie the Betic-Rif-Tell orogen, which itself is part
of the still larger Mediterranean Alpine belts (Fig. 5.1; see also Chap. 1.1, Fig. 1.2). The Rif …
of the still larger Mediterranean Alpine belts (Fig. 5.1; see also Chap. 1.1, Fig. 1.2). The Rif …
Between carbonatite and lamproite—diamondiferous Torngat ultramafic lamprophyres formed by carbonate-fluxed melting of cratonic MARID-type metasomes
New U–Pb perovskite ages reveal that diamondiferous ultramafic lamprophyre magmas
erupted through the Archean crust of northern Labrador and Quebec (eastern Canada) …
erupted through the Archean crust of northern Labrador and Quebec (eastern Canada) …
Origin of pyroxenite–peridotite veined mantle by refertilization reactions: evidence from the Ronda peridotite (Southern Spain)
JL Bodinier, CJ Garrido, I Chanefo… - Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The Ronda orogenic peridotite (southern Spain) contains a variety of pyroxene-rich rocks
ranging from high-pressure garnet granulites and pyroxenites to low-pressure plagioclase …
ranging from high-pressure garnet granulites and pyroxenites to low-pressure plagioclase …
Recycling plus: a new recipe for the formation of Alpine–Himalayan orogenic mantle lithosphere
The origin of the lithospheric mantle beneath accretionary orogens is enigmatic; although
severe compression of the buoyant crust occurs, the mantle lithosphere is generally thought …
severe compression of the buoyant crust occurs, the mantle lithosphere is generally thought …
The central atlantic magmatic province (CAMP) in Morocco
Abstract The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) is a large igneous province (LIP)
composed of basic dykes, sills, layered intrusions and lava flows emplaced before Pangea …
composed of basic dykes, sills, layered intrusions and lava flows emplaced before Pangea …