Mafic crustal xenoliths and the origin of the lower continental crust

Lithos

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-101

  Condie, Kent C ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc basalt; Continental crust; Xenoliths

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002224617     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0024-4937(98)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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