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Ultramafic Rocks

Ultramafic Rocks is an igneous rock type distinguished by a composition containing less than 45% silica and predominantly composed of mafic minerals such as olivine and pyroxene, with a high magnesium and iron content.

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The Range of Spinel Compositions in Terrestrial Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks

Stephen J. Barnes, P. L. Roeder · Journal of Petrology · 2001 · 1.2K citations

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Ultramafic and related rocks

W. S. Fyfe · Tectonophysics · 1968 · 906 citations

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Ultramafic inclusions from San Carlos, Arizona: Petrologic and geochemical data bearing on their petrogenesis

Frederick A. Frey, M. Prinz · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1978 · 900 citations

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Geochemistry of high H2 and CH4 vent fluids issuing from ultramafic rocks at the Rainbow hydrothermal field (36°14′N, MAR)

Jean‐Luc Charlou, Jean Pierre Donval, Yves Fouquet et al. · Chemical Geology · 2002 · 877 citations

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The ultrapotassic rocks: Characteristics, classification, and constraints for petrogenetic models

Stephen Foley, G. Venturelli, D. H. Green et al. · Earth-Science Reviews · 1987 · 843 citations

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    J. G. Liou

    Stanford University, United States

    22 publications · 2K citations

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  2. MZ
    Mei‐Fu Zhou

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    20 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. PB
    P. B. Kelemen

    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, United States

    17 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. AJ
    A. J. Naldrett

    University of Toronto, Canada

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. SA
    Shoji Arai

    Kanazawa University, Japan

    19 publications · 616 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    55 h-index

    435 publications

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  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    51 h-index

    389 publications

    23.3K citations

  3. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    39 h-index

    172 publications

    9.8K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    38 h-index

    105 publications

    13.4K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

    Beijing, China

    38 h-index

    211 publications

    15.5K citations

  6. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    37 h-index

    164 publications

    12.1K citations

  7. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    35 h-index

    71 publications

    4.8K citations

  8. Institute of Geology and Geophysics

    Beijing, China

    32 h-index

    192 publications

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  1. Journal of Petrology

    153 publications · 14.5K citations

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  2. Economic Geology

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  3. Lithos

    109 publications · 6.9K citations

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  4. Precambrian Research

    82 publications · 4.8K citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 68 publications · 7.5K citations

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