Tectonics of the Tethysides: Orogenic Collage Development in a Collisional Setting

1987/05/01 by A. M. Celâl Şengör · 3 citations
Computer Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Chemistry · #Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Carbonatite #Ankerite #Geology #Geochemistry #Igneous rock #Dolomite #Carbonate #Calcite #Mantle (geology) #Diopside #Kimberlite #Crust #Tectonics #Mineralogy #Paleontology #Chemistry #Siderite

paper · doi:10.1146/annurev.ea.15.050187.001241

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Abstract

Carbonatites are igneous rocks formed in the crust by fractional crystallization of carbonate-rich parental melts that are mostly mantle derived. They dominantly consist of carbonate minerals such as calcite, dolomite, and ankerite, as well as minor ...Read More

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