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Ross et al. 1954

Ross, C.S., Foster, M.D. and Myers, A.T. (1954). Origin of dunites and of olivine-rich inclusions in basaltic rocks. American Mineralogist 39(9-10): 693-737.

Geologic, mineralogic, and chemical studies of peridotitic material from two distinct physical modes of occurrence but of almost identical composition provide additional information about the peridotite zone of the earth's crust, a zone inaccessible for direct observation. It is a zone whose composition has fundamental bearings on the tectonics of island arcs and the great ocean deeps, its upper surface is believed to represent the Mohorovicic discontinuity, and the rate of transmission of earthquake waves within the layer has contributed to an understanding of the internal structure of the earth. The mineral composition of this zone, and its relation to the mineral composition of meteorites also concerns those investigating the composition of heavenly bodies. For these reasons, information about the peridotite zone has significance for all the earth sciences. This paper is therefore offered as a contribution to the broader aspects of earth science.

Keywords
Alaska; Arizona; basalts; cf. dunites; Dunites; East Pacific Ocean, Islands; geochemistry; Hawaii; igneous rocks; inclusions;, mineralogy; nesosilicates; nodules; Oceania; olivine; olivine, group; Olivine-ric inclusions; olivine-rich; olivine-rich, inclusions; Olivine-rich inclusions in basalt; Olivine-rich, inclusions in baslat; origin; orthosilicates; petrology;, Polynesia; silicates; United States; volcanic rocks, 05, Igneous and metamorphic petrology

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