Petrogenesis of quaternary intraplate volcanism, Sana'a, Yemen: Implications for plume-lithosphere interaction and polybaric melt hybridization

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1359-1390

  Baker, J A ^a   Menzies, M A ^a   Thirlwall, M F ^a   Macpherson, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afar plume; As similation; Intraplate volcanism; Partial melting; Sr Nd Pb isotopes; Yemen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000618836     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.10.1359     Document Type: Article

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