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Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
This PowerPoint presentation is part of the Whitman College petrology course. This 37-slide presentation starts by presenting a generalized map of the earth's rift system. The composition of mid-ocean ridge basalt is introduced in the context of major-element chemistry, petrography, trace elements, spreading rate, and isotope chemistry. Melt generation in terms of mantle and lithospheric structure is portrayed in a number of schematic diagrams. This resource is part of the Teaching Petrology collection. http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology03/index.html
- Subject:
- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
- Collection:
- NAGT Cutting Edge (SERC)