Petrology of lower crustal and upper mantle xenoliths from the Cima Volcanic Field, California
Journal of Petrology
By: H. G. Wilshire, A. V. McGuire, J.S. Noller, and B.D. Turrin
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Abstract
Basaltic rocks of the Cima Volcanic Field in the southern Basin and Range province contain abundant gabbro, pyroxenite, and peridotite xenoliths. Composite xenoliths containing two or more rock types show that upper-mantle spinel peridotite was enriched by multiple dike intrusions in at least three episodes; the mantle was further enriched by intergranular and shear-zone melt infiltration in at least two episodes. Because of their high densities, the gabbros and pyroxenites can occupy the zone immediately above the present Moho (modeled on seismic data as 10-13 km thick, with Vp 6.8 km/s) only if their seismic velocities are reduced by the joints, partial melts, and fluid inclusions that occur in them. Alternatively, these xenoliths may have been derived entirely from beneath the Moho, in which case the Moho is not the local crust-mantle boundary. -from Authors
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Petrology of lower crustal and upper mantle xenoliths from the Cima Volcanic Field, California |
| Series title | Journal of Petrology |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Petrology |
| First page | 169 |
| Last page | 200 |
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