Chemical and isotopic variations along the superfast spreading East pacific Rise from 6 to 30♀ S

The results of a study indicate that the wide compositional range of basalt glasses from the East Pacific Rise is mainly due to low-pressure fractional crystallization processes.

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Published inContributions to mineralogy and petrology Vol. 116; no. 4; pp. 365 - 380
Main Authors BACH, W, HEGNER, E, ERZINGER, J, SATIR, M
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin Springer 01.05.1994
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Basalt
Chemical elements
Chemistry
Crystalline rocks
Crystallization
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geochemistry
Geology
Igneous and metamorphic rocks petrology, volcanic processes, magmas
Isotope geochemistry
Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology
Marine geology
Mineralogy
Petrology
Soil and rock geochemistry
East Pacific Rise
Pacific Ocean
mid-ocean ridges
fractional crystallization
Nd-144/Nd-143
volcanic glass
mantle
melting
Pb/Pb
basaltic composition
chemical composition
magma chambers
Sr-87/Sr-86
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Summary:The results of a study indicate that the wide compositional range of basalt glasses from the East Pacific Rise is mainly due to low-pressure fractional crystallization processes.
ISSN:0010-7999
1432-0967
DOI:10.1007/BF00310905