Mineralogy and petrology of the red hill alkaline igneous complex, New Hampshire, U.S.A.

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 627-666

  Henderson, C M B ^a   Pendlebury, Karen ^a   Foland, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; SYENITE;

USA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RED HILL;

EID: 0024922607     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/30.3.627     Document Type: Article

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