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Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 587–612, 2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-587-2020
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Research article 04 Nov 2020
Research article | 04 Nov 2020
Contaminating melt flow in magmatic peridotites from the lower continental crust (Rocca d'Argimonia sequence, Ivrea–Verbano Zone)
Marta Antonicelli et al.
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Quantification of major and trace elements in fluid inclusions and gas bubbles by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) with no internal standard: a new method
New evidence for upper Permian crustal growth below Eifel, Germany, from mafic granulite xenoliths
Anastassia Y. Borisova, Stefano Salvi, German Velasquez, Guillaume Estrade, Aurelia Colin, and Sophie Gouy
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We developed a new method for quantifying elemental concentrations in natural and synthetic fluid inclusions and gas bubbles using a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) method with no internal standard. The method may be applied to estimate trace (metal and metalloid) elemental concentrations in hydrous carbonic (C–O–H) fluid inclusions and bubbles with uncertainty below 25 %.
Cliff S. J. Shaw
Eur. J. Mineral., 33, 233–247, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-233-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-233-2021, 2021
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Volcanic activity in the West Eifel region of Germany over the past million years has brought many samples of the Earth's mantle and crust to the surface. The samples from this study are pieces of the deep crust that formed between 264 and 253 million years ago at a depth of ~ 30 km. Samples like these reveal how the Earth's crust has grown and been modified over time.
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Short summary
We present a petrological–geochemical investigation of peridotites of magmatic origin from the Ivrea–Verbano Zone (Italian Alps), a large-scale section of lower continental crust. The main purpose is to provide new insights into the processes governing the evolution of primitive mantle magmas. We propose that studied peridotites were formed by reaction of a melt-poor olivine-rich crystal mush, or a pre-existing peridotite, with upward-migrating melts possessing a substantial crustal component.
We present a petrological–geochemical investigation of peridotites of magmatic origin from...
