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Melting of plagioclase+spinel lherzolite at low pressures (0.5GPa): An experimental approach to the evolution of basaltic melt during mantle refertilisation at shallow depths

Date

Authors

Chalot-Prat, Francoise

Falloon, Trevor

Green, D H

Hibberson, William

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The presence of plagioclase+spinel lherzolites among ocean floor samples and in some ophiolite complexes invites speculation on their origin and relationships to processes of magmatism and lithosphere refertilisation beneath mid-ocean ridges. In an experi

Keywords

Keywords: experimental study; lherzolite; low pressure; magmatism; mantle process; melting; mid-ocean ridge; parent material; petrogenesis; petrology; plagioclase; seafloor; spinel; Italy Experimental petrology; Low pressure; Mantle refertilisation; MORB genesis; Plagioclase+spinel lherzolite

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72635

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Lithos

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.lithos.2013.03.012

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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