An outline of the geology and geochemistry, and the possible petrogenetic evolution of the volcanic rocks of the Tonga-Kermadec-New Zealand island arc

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 205-250

  Ewart, A ^a   Brothers, R N ^b   Mateen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0001455884     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0273(77)90001-4     Document Type: Article

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