Continental lithospheric contribution to alkaline magmatism: Isotopic (Nd, Sr, Pb) and geochemical (REE) evidence from serra de monchique and mount ormonde complexes

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-132

  Bernard Griffiths, Jean ^a   Gruau, Gérard ^a   Cornen, Guy ^b   Azambre, Bernard ^c   Macé, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Alkaline complexes; Continental lithosphere; Isotope geochemistry; Passive continental margin; Within plate volcanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001315524     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.1.115     Document Type: Article

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