High field strength element fractionation in the upper mantle:Evidence from amphibole-rich composite mantle xenoliths from the Kerguelen Islands (Indian Ocean)

• Main Authors: Moine, B. N., Grégoire, M., O'Reilly, S. Y., Sheppard, S. M.F., Cottin, J. Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; Indian; Wall Rocks
• Online Access: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/659a0f2f-d841-4a4a-ae39-5e6415d9fec4; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035176008&partnerID=8YFLogxK

A basanite dyke in the Kerguelen Archipelago contains abundant composite mantle xenoliths consisting of spinel-bearing dunites cross-cut by amphibole-rich veins. Two types of veins (thick and thin) have been distinguished: the thick veins represent almost complete crystallization products of highly...