Vesicularity and CO2 in mid-ocean ridge basalt

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Vesicles and included CO2 are enriched in deep-sea basalts that are also enriched in light rare earth and incompatible elements. This enrichment probably results from a unique deep mantle origin of such melts but may have been modified by CO2 bubbles rising in shallow magma chambers.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Vesicularity and CO2 in mid-ocean ridge basalt
Series title Nature
DOI 10.1038/282250a0
Volume 282
Issue 5736
Year Published 1979
Language English
Publisher Nature Publications
Contributing office(s) Volcano Science Center
Description 4 p.
First page 250
Last page 253
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