Carbonatite Volcanism - Oldoinyo Lengai and the Petrogenesis of Natrocarbonatites (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995)

During the last few years, carbonatites have received a considerable amount of attention. Some of this interest was no doubt kindled by the importance of volatiles in the Earth's mantle, particularly CO , by the fact that carbonatites 2 can be used to monitor the chemical evolution of the sub-continental upper mantle, and by the fact that carbonatites may be effective metasomatizing agents at both mantle and crustal levels. The interest in Oldoinyo Lengai has extended over at least 100 years, but it was not until the eruptions of 1960, when the unique carbonatitic nature of its lavas was recognized, that the volcano took on special significance in volcanology and igneous petrology. The recognition of carbonatitic flows coin cided with the first successful laboratory experiments carried out on carbonatitic melts. Since then, Oldoinyo Lengai has formed a cornerstone in all carbonatite discussions. It is probably true to say that the findings from Oldoinyo Lengai have dominated our ideas about carbonatites, in spite of the fact that the alkali rich, natrocarbonatitic lavas of Oldoinyo Lengai are markedly different from other carbonatites.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	IAVCEI Proceedings in Volcanology, 4
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	1995
Editors:	Keith Bell • Joerg Keller
Dimensions:	242 x 170 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-79184-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Mineralogy > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Geochemistry
LSN:	3-642-79184-0
Barcode:	9783642791840

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