High-Fe, low-Al basalts: evidence of extensive mantle processing on Earth, Moon, Mars, Vesta, Venus, and Io

Filiberto, Justin; Kirchoff, Michelle R.; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Kieffer, Walter S. and Treiman, Allan H. (2008). High-Fe, low-Al basalts: evidence of extensive mantle processing on Earth, Moon, Mars, Vesta, Venus, and Io. In: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, 5-9 Oct 2008, Houston TX.

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Abstract

Ferropicrite basalts – basalts with relatively high-Fe and low-Al contents compared to ‘normal' basalts – are a minor but widespread component of magmatism on Earth. We have investigated how widespread high-Fe, low-Al compositions (similar to ferropicrites) are on other terrestrial planetary bodies and suggest that these basalts formed through similar processes.

Item Type:	Conference Item
Copyright Holders:	2008 The Authors
Keywords:	Ferropicrite basalts; Fe; Al; mantle processing
Academic Unit/Department:	Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR)
Related URLs:	http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2008am/web...(Other)
Item ID:	24303
Depositing User:	Susanne Schwenzer
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2010 09:23
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2016 13:49
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/24303
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