Potassic mafic lavas of the bearpaw mountains, Montana: Mineralogy, chemistry, and origin

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 305-346

  Macdonald, R ^a   Upton, B G J ^b   Collerson, K D ^c   Hearn, B C Hearn ^d   James, D ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LATITE; MINERALOGY; MINETTE; PETROGENESIS;

USA, MONTANA, BEARPAW MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0026470038     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/33.2.305     Document Type: Article

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