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Methodology for the study of melt inclusions in Cr-spinel, and implications for parental melts of MORB from FAMOUS area
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Kamenetsky, VS, Methodology for the study of melt inclusions in Cr-spinel, and implications for parental melts of MORB from FAMOUS area, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 142, (3-4) pp. 479-486. ISSN 0012-821X (1996) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1016/0012-821X(96)00117-3
Abstract
Melt inclusions trapped in Cr-spinel in mid-ocean ridge picrites (FAMOUS area, Atlantic Ocean) were studied using a heating stage and analyzed with both electron and ion microprobes. This new technique can provide information on the most primitive magma compositions, olivine-spinel-melt compositional relationships, crystallization temperature and geochemical diversity of parental melts. The study of melt inclusions in spinel can be applied to different high-Mg suites to show the effects of shallow level fractionation, mixing and contamination that usually affect the composition of volcanic rocks and glasses.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Geology |
| Research Field: | Igneous and metamorphic petrology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Kamenetsky, VS (Professor Vadim Kamenetsky) |
| ID Code: | 8259 |
| Year Published: | 1996 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 62 |
| Deposited By: | Earth Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 1996-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2010-09-08 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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