Lherz Massif

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Lherz Massif is an upper mantle peridotite body in the French Pyrenees.^[1]^[2] The rock lherzolite takes its name from this rock body.

References

↑ McPherson, E.; Thirlwall, M. F.; Parkinson, I. J.; Menzies, M. A.; Bodinier, J. L.; Woodland, A.; Bussod, G. (10 December 1996). "Geochemistry of metasomatism adjacent to amphibole-bearing veins in the Lherz peridotite massif". Chemical Geology. 134 (1–3): 135–157. doi:10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00084-8.
↑ Woodland, A. B.; Kornprobst, J.; McPherson, E.; Bodinier, J. -L.; Menzies, M. A. (10 December 1996). "Metasomatic interactions in the lithospheric mantle: petrologic evidence from the Lherz massif, French Pyrenees". Chemical Geology. 134 (1–3): 83–112. doi:10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00082-4.

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[1] McPherson, E.; Thirlwall, M. F.; Parkinson, I. J.; Menzies, M. A.; Bodinier, J. L.; Woodland, A.; Bussod, G. (10 December 1996). "Geochemistry of metasomatism adjacent to amphibole-bearing veins in the Lherz peridotite massif". Chemical Geology. 134 (1–3): 135–157. doi:10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00084-8.

[2] Woodland, A. B.; Kornprobst, J.; McPherson, E.; Bodinier, J. -L.; Menzies, M. A. (10 December 1996). "Metasomatic interactions in the lithospheric mantle: petrologic evidence from the Lherz massif, French Pyrenees". Chemical Geology. 134 (1–3): 83–112. doi:10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00082-4.

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