Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Article
  • Published:

Trace elements in orogenic lherzolites reveal the complex history of the upper mantle

Nature volume 298, pages 809–814 (1982)Cite this article

Abstract

Major and trace elements of several lherzolite-type bodies—at Lherz–Freychinède (French Pyrénées), Beni-Bouchera (Morocco), Lanzo (Italian Alps)—have been investigated. Quantitative model analysis of the element distributions shows that these bodies have undergone a rather complex series of events including successive partial meltings and subsequent differentiation of the melts produced. These events are related to the geodynamic evolution of these bodies within the upper mantle, and thus illustrate the multi-stage history of mantle material.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on Springer Link
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Jackson, E. D. & Thayer, T. P. 24th Int. geol. Cong. Montréal, Sect. 2, 289–296 (1972).

  2. Green, D. H. Ultramafic and Related Rocks 212–221 (Wiley, New York, 1967).

    Google Scholar 

  3. MacKenzie, D. B. Bull. Am. geol. Soc. 71, 303–318 (1960).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Ave Lallemant, H. G. Leid. geol. Meded. 42, 1–57 (1967).

    Google Scholar 

  5. Nicolas, A., Bouchez, J. L. & Boudier, F. Tectonophysics 14, 143–171 (1972).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. Javoy, M. Colloques int. Cent. natn. Rech. scient. 272, 279–287 (1980).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Smith, C. H. & MacGregor, I. D. Bull. geol. Soc. Am. 71, 1978 (1960).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Green, D. H. J. Petrol. 5, 134–188 (1964).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Kornprobst, J. Contr. Miner. Petrol. 23, 283–322 (1969).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Dickey, J. S. Miner. Soc. Am. Spec. Pap. 3, 33–49 (1970).

    Google Scholar 

  11. Obata, M. thesis, Massachusetts Inst. Technol. (1977).

  12. Conquéré, F. Bull. Soc. fr. Minér. Cristallogr., 100, 42–80, 123–137 (1977).

    Google Scholar 

  13. Boudier, F. thesis, Univ. Nantes (1976).

  14. Boudier, F., Nicolas, A. Bull. suisse Miner. Petrol. 52/1, 39–58 (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  15. O'Hara, M. J. & Mercy, E. L. P. Earth planet. Sci. Lett. 1, 295–300 (1966).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Frey, F. A. Geochim. cosmochim. Acta 33, 1429–1447 (1969).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Frey, F. A. Phys. Earth planet. Inter. 3, 323–330 (1970).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Loubet, M., Shimizu, N. & Allègre, C. J. Contr. Miner. Petrol. 53, 1–12 (1975).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Loubet, M., Bougault, H., Shimizu, N. & Allègre, C. J. EOS 67, 1025 (1976).

    Google Scholar 

  20. Loubet, M. thesis, Univ. Paris (1976).

  21. Loubet, M. & Allègre, C. J. 4th int. Conf. Geochronology Cosmochronology Isotope Geology, 259–262 (1978).

    Google Scholar 

  22. Loubet, M., Polvé, M., Richard, P. & Allègre, C. J. Colloques int. Cent. natn. Rech. scient. 272, 269–277 (1980).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Polvé, M. & Allègre, C. J. Earth planet Sci. Lett. 51, 71–93 (1980).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  24. Richard, P. & Allègre, C. J. Earth planet. Sci. Lett. 47, 65–74 (1980).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. Menzies, M., Blanchard, D., Brannon, J. & Korotev, R. Contr. Miner. Petrol. 64, 53–74 (1977).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. Loubet, M. & Allègre, C. J. Geochem. J. 13, 69–75 (1979).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. Suen, C. J. thesis, Massachusetts Inst. Technol. (1978).

  28. Dickey, J. S., Obata, M. & Suen, C. J. Bull. 96, Oregon Dept Geol. Min. Indust. 79–89 (1977).

  29. Ottonello, G., Piccardo, G. B. & Ernst, W. G. Geochim. cosmochim. Acta 43, 1273–1284 (1979).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  30. Haskin, L. A., Frey, F. A., Schmitt, R. A. & Smith, R. H. Phys. Chem. Earth 7, 169–321 (1966).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Gast, P. W. Geochim. cosmochim. Acta 32, 1057–1086 (1968).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  32. Schilling, J. G. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A268, 663–706 (1971).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  33. Langmuir, C. H., Bender, J. F., Bence, A. E. & Hanson, G. N. Earth planet. Sci. Lett. 36, 133–156 (1977).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  34. De Paolo, D. J. & Wasserburg, G. J. Geophys. Res. Lett. 3, 743–746 (1976).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  35. O'Nions, R. K., Hamilton, P. J. & Evensen, N. M. Earth planet. Sci. Lett. 34, 13 (1977).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  36. Allègre, C. J., Ben Othman, D., Polvé, M. & Richard, P. Phys. Earth planet. Inter. 19, 293–306 (1979).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  37. Loubet, M. J. Petrol. (submitted).

  38. Conquéré, F. Contr. Miner. Petrol. 33, 32–61 (1971).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  39. Wilshire, H. G. & Shervais, J. W. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Vol. 9, 257–272 (Pergamon 1973).

    Google Scholar 

  40. Hofmann, A. W. & Hart, S. R. Earth planet. Sci. Lett. 38, 44–62 (1978).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratoire de Géochimie-Cosmochimie, Institut de Physique du Globe et Département des Sciences de la Terre, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 Place Jussieu, 75230, Paris, Cedex 05, France

    Michel Loubet & Claude J. Allègre

Authors
  1. Michel Loubet
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Claude J. Allègre
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Loubet, M., Allègre, C. Trace elements in orogenic lherzolites reveal the complex history of the upper mantle. Nature 298, 809–814 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/298809a0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/298809a0

This article is cited by

Comments

By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing