Water contents of pyroxenes in intraplate lithospheric mantle

• Main Authors: BONADIMAN, Costanza, COLTORTI, Massimo, FACCINI, Barbara, Hao Y., Dallai L., Huang Y., Xia Q.
• Other Authors: Bonadiman, Costanza, Hao, Y., Coltorti, Massimo, Dallai, L., Faccini, Barbara, Huang, Y., Xia, Q.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Victoria Land; Greene; Baker Rocks; Greene Point; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11392/532902; http://usr_valut

Water contents of clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene in mantle peridotites from various xenolith occurrences in intraplate settings (both oceanic and continental) were determined by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Samples from the following localities were studied: Sal Island (Cape Verd...