Crustal origin for coupled ultra-depleted and plagioclase signatures in MORB olivine-josted melt inclusions: evidence from the Siqueiros Transform Fault, East Pacific Rise
Date
2003
Authors
Danyushevsky, Leonid V.
Perfit, Michael
Eggins, Stephen
Falloon, Trevor
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Springer
Abstract
Geochemical data from melt inclusions in olivine phenocrysts in a picritic basalt from the Siqueiros Transform Fault on the northern East Pacific Rise provide insights into the petrogenesis of mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB). The fresh lava contains ∼ 10
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Keywords: crustal contamination; magma; melt inclusion; mid-ocean ridge basalt; olivine; petrogenesis; phenocryst; plagioclase; Pacific Ocean
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Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
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