Mantle Potential Temperature Estimates and Primary Melt Compositions of the Low-Ti Emeishan Flood Basalt

The Late Permian Emeishan large igneous province (ELIP) is considered to be one of the best examples of a mantle plume derived large igneous province. One of the primary observations that favor a mantle plume regime is the presence of ultramafic volcanic rocks. The picrites suggest primary mantle me...

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Main Authors: J. G. Shellnutt, Thuy T. Pham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2018.00067/full