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Lherzolite, anorthosite, gabbro, and basalt dredged from the Mid-Indian Ocean Ridge

January 1, 1969

The Central Indian Ridge is mantled with flows of low-potassium basalt of uniform composition. Gabbro, anorthosite, and garnet-bearing lherzolite are exposed in cross fractures, and lherzolite is the bedrock at the center of the ridge. The lherzolites are upper-mantle rock exposed by faulting.

Publication Year 1969
Title Lherzolite, anorthosite, gabbro, and basalt dredged from the Mid-Indian Ocean Ridge
Authors C.G. Engel, R.L. Fisher
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Science
Index ID 70010242
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse