Open system alkaline magmatism in northern Kenya: Evidence from U-series disequilibria and radiogenic isotopes

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 364-378

  Black, Stuart ^a,b   Macdonald, Ray ^a   Barreiro, Barbara A ^c   Dunkley, Peter N ^d   Smith, Martin ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000938922     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004100050398     Document Type: Article

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