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The composition of near-solidus partial melts of fertile peridotite at 1 and 1.5 GPa: implications for the petrogenesis of MORB

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Falloon, Trevor; Green, David; Danyushevsky, Leonid V.; McNeill, Andrew

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We have determined the near-solidus melt compositions for peridotite MM-3, a suitable composition for the production of mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) by decompression partial melting, at 1 and 1·5 GPa. At 1 GPa the MM-3 composition has a subsolidus plagi

dc.contributor.authorFalloon, Trevor
dc.contributor.authorGreen, David
dc.contributor.authorDanyushevsky, Leonid V.
dc.contributor.authorMcNeill, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:13:44Z
dc.identifier.issn0022-3530
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/49883
dc.description.abstractWe have determined the near-solidus melt compositions for peridotite MM-3, a suitable composition for the production of mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) by decompression partial melting, at 1 and 1·5 GPa. At 1 GPa the MM-3 composition has a subsolidus plagi
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.sourceJournal of Petrology
dc.subjectKeywords: chemical composition; crystallization; diopside; lherzolite; mantle structure; mid-ocean ridge basalt; peridotite; petrogenesis; petrology; plagioclase Experimental petrology; Fertile peridotite; Mantle melting; MORB; Near-solidus
dc.titleThe composition of near-solidus partial melts of fertile peridotite at 1 and 1.5 GPa: implications for the petrogenesis of MORB
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume49
dc.date.issued2008
local.identifier.absfor040304 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
local.identifier.absfor040202 - Inorganic Geochemistry
local.identifier.ariespublicationu9503261xPUB193
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationFalloon, Trevor, University of Tasmania
local.contributor.affiliationGreen, David, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationDanyushevsky, Leonid V., University of Tasmania
local.contributor.affiliationMcNeill, Andrew, University of Tasmania
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage591
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage613
local.identifier.doi10.1093/petrology/egn009
dc.date.updated2015-12-09T07:59:12Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-41749125974
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