Geochemistry of the Miocene Mount Noel Volcanic Complex, British Columbia and comparison with the Columbia River basalt

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 269-285

  Coish, R A ^a   Kretschmar, L M ^a   Journeay, J M ^b  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flood basalt; Geochemistry; Magmatism; Rare earth elements; Tectonic environments; Tholeiitic basalt

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001466367     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(98)00019-5     Document Type: Article

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