Mantle-derived trace element variability in olivines and their melt inclusions

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Neave, David A., Shorttle, Oliver, Oeser, Martin, Weyer, Stefan, Kobayashi, Katsura
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: 05 - Petrology - Igneous; Metamorphic and Volcanic Studies; Reykjanes; Stapafell; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/4112/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/4112/1/1-s2.0-S0012821X17307136-main.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.12.014

Trace element variability in oceanic basalts is commonly used to constrain the physics of mantle melting and the chemistry of Earth's deep interior. However, the geochemical properties of mantle melts are often overprinted by mixing and crystallisation processes during ascent and storage. Study...