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Fig. 3

From: Relict subduction initiation along a passive margin in the northwest Indian Ocean

Fig. 3

Geochemical discrimination diagrams of Laxmi basin lavas. Variations in LILEs and HFSEs abundances within the cored igneous section at Site U1457. a N-MORB normalised plot53. b Chondrite-normalised REE diagram54 showing compositions of Site U1457 lava. c Ti vs. V discrimination diagram38 showing Site U1457 lava compositions. Data sources for comparisons: Muslim Bagh-Bela ophiolites43,44,45,46, MORB29,30, 35132, 35236. d Zr vs. Zr/Y diagram66,67,70 for the Site U1457 lava. Most of the LB basalts fall into the arc and boninites fields. IBM Izu–Bonin Mariana, FAB forearc basalt, B-FAB boninitic forearc basalt, MB-Oph Muslim Bagh ophiolites

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