Strongly potassic mafic magmas from lithospheric mantle sources during continental extension and heating: evidence from Miocene minettes of northwest Colorado, U.S.A.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 139-153

  Thompson, R N ^a   Leat, P T ^a   Dickin, A P ^b   Morrison, M A ^c   Hendry, G L ^c   Gibson, S A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL EXTENTION; FINITE-DIFFERENCE CALCULATION; MAFIC MAGMA; MANTLE SOURCE; MINETTE; POTASSIC MAGMA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL METHOD; TRAVELTIME;

USA, COLORADO;

EID: 0025205551     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(90)90055-3     Document Type: Article

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