Geochemistry of the Tertiary volcanism of Northern Ireland

Chemical Geology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 15-38

  Barrat, J A ^a,b   Nesbitt, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION; BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; TERTIARY; VOLCANISM;

UK, NORTHERN IRELAND, ANTRIM PLATEAU;

EID: 0029729954     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2541(95)00137-9     Document Type: Article

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