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Petrology and geochemistry of the crust-mantle boundary in a Nascent Arc, Massif du Sud Ophiolite, New Caledonia, SW Pacific

Date

Authors

Pirard, Cassian

Hermann, Joerg

O'Neill, Hugh

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Abstract

TheMassif du Sud ophiolite, New Caledonia, SWPacific, is one of the largest exposed ultramafic bodies on Earth. The ophiolite consists of a mantle section of ultra-depleted tectonite harzburgite, overlain by a large dunite zone, which is separated by a tr

Keywords

Keywords: crust-mantle boundary; crystallization; dunite; exhumation; gabbro; harzburgite; igneous geochemistry; olivine; ophiolite; partial melting; petrology; pyroxenite; spinel; subduction; subduction zone; transition zone; ultramafic rock; New Caledonia [Melane Arc crust; Crust-mantle boundary; Dunite; New Caledonia ophiolite; Supra-subduction zone

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/73773

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Petrology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1093/petrology/egt030

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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