Petrogenesis of fertile mantle peridotites from the Monte del Estado massif (Southwest Puerto Rico): a preserved section of Proto-Caribbean lithospheric mantle?

Petrogenesis of fertile mantle peridotites from the Monte del Estado massif (Southwest Puerto Rico): a preserved section of Proto-Caribbean lithospheric mantle?

The Monte del Estado massif is the largest and northernmost serpentinized peridotite belt in southwest Puerto Rico. It is mainly composed of spinel lherzolite and minor harzburgite with variable clinopyroxene modal abundances. Mineral and whole rock major and trace element compositions of peridotite...

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Main Authors: C. MARCHESI, W.T. JOLLY, J.F. LEWIS, C.J. GARRIDO, J.A. PROENZA FERNANDEZ, E.G. LIDIAK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 2011-11-01
Series:Geologica Acta
Subjects:
Abyssal peridotite
Fractional melting
Ophiolite
Proto-Caribbean plate
Puerto Rico
Online Access:https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/3706

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