In-situ Os isotopes in abyssal peridotites bridge the isotopic gap between MORBs and their source mantle
(2005)
Journal Article
Alard, O., Luguet, A., Pearson, N., Griffin, W., Lorand, J., Gannoun, A., …O’Reilly, S. (2005). In-situ Os isotopes in abyssal peridotites bridge the isotopic gap between MORBs and their source mantle. Nature, 436, 1005-1008. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03902
Abyssal peridotites are assumed to represent the mantle residue of mid-ocean-ridge basalts (MORBs). However, the osmium isotopic compositions of abyssal peridotites and MORB do not appear to be in equilibrium1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, raising questions... Read More about In-situ Os isotopes in abyssal peridotites bridge the isotopic gap between MORBs and their source mantle.