The geochemistry of ashes from Vesterisbanken Seamount, Greenland Basin: Implications for the evolution of an alkaline volcano

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-19

  Haase, K M ^a,b   Hartmann, M ^a   Wallrabe Adams, H J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASH; ERUPTIONS; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA MIXING; SEAMOUNT; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANOES;

ATLANTIC, GREENLAND BASIN, VESTERISBANKEN SEAMOUNT; GREENLAND SEA, VESTERISBANKEN SEAMOUNT;

EID: 0029730339     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0273(95)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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