Evolution of carbonated melt to alkali basalt in the South China Sea
Zhang, G.-L.; Chen, L.-H.; Jackson, M.G.; Hofmann, A.W. (2017). Evolution of carbonated melt to alkali basalt in the South China Sea. Nature Geoscience 10(3): 229-235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2877
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, meer
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- Zhang, G.-L.
- Chen, L.-H.
- Jackson, M.G.
- Hofmann, A.W.
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| Abstract |
Carbonated silicate melts are expected to exist in the mantle, but have been elusive in nature. Geochemical analyses of rocks from the South China Sea identify such melts formed in the mantle and erupted at the surface through thin lithosphere. |
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