Chlorine-potassium variations in melt inclusions from Raivavae and Rapa, Austral Islands: constraints on chlorine recycling in the mantle and evidence for brine-induced melting of oceanic crust

• Main Authors: Lassiter, J., Hauri, E., Nikogosian, I., Barsczus, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Austral; Austral Island; Rapa; Ocean Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0014-9080-2

Chlorine abundance variations in oceanic basalts can provide insights into the degassing and volatile recycling history of the mantle as well as shallow melt/hydrosphere interaction. We have examined major, trace and volatile element abundances in olivine-hosted melt inclusions from the islands of R...