A window into the mantle: analyzing the geochemistry of melt inclusions from the volcanic island of Mangaia
Geochemical measurements of OIB (ocean island basalt) samples have demonstrated that the Earth's mantle is compositionally heterogeneous, but the cause of this heterogeneity is a point of debate within the scientific community. One such OIB location is Mangaia, Cook Islands (Polynesia). Its lea...
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2016
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2144/14271 |