Petrology and trace element geochemistry of the Honolulu volcanics, Oahu: Implications for the oceanic mantle below Hawaii

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1982, Pages 447-504

  Clague, David A ^a   Frey, Frederick A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0019928261     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/23.3.447     Document Type: Article

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