The lithospheric mantle is intrinsically heterogeneous and anisotropic. These two properties
govern the repartition of deformation, controlling intraplate strain localization and …

Mantle metasomatism is a relatively recent concept introduced in the early 1970s when
detailed studies of lithospheric mantle rock fragments (xenoliths), brought to the surface of in …

Most carbonatites were emplaced in continental extensional settings and range in age from
Archean to recent. They commonly coexist with alkaline silicate igneous rocks, forming …

Experiment and observation have established the centrality of oxygen fugacity (f O 2) to
determining the course of igneous differentiation, and so the development and application of …

We present the first global review on the Smsingle bondNd and Lusingle bondHf isotope
systematics of the mantle; it includes all published data on peridotites and pyroxenites from …

The restriction of most carbonatites to continental areas raises questions as to whether the
parental liquids to carbonatites are generated within the continental lithosphere, or whether …

Peridotite xenoliths in arc volcanoes are very rare, usually small and remain poorly studied.
Much of the earlier work focused on peridotites affected by re-crystallization, metasomatism …

Some of the most CO 2-rich magmas on Earth are erupted by intraplate ocean island
volcanoes. Here, we characterise olivine-hosted melt inclusions from recent (< 10 ky) …

Reaction zones around minerals in mantle xenoliths have been reported from many
localities worldwide. Interpretations of the origins of these textures fall into two groups …

Sieve-textured clinopyroxene and spinel are common in mantle xenoliths and have been
interpreted to be the result of partial melting, mantle metasomatism and host magma …