Constraints on the mantle plume model for mesozoic alkaline intrusions in northeastern North America

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 325-334

  McHone, J Gregory ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous alkaline plutons; Hotspot; Monteregian Hills; New England; New England seamounts; Quebec

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE INTRUSION; MANTLE PLUME; MESOZOIC; SEAMOUNT;

CANADA, QUEBEC; USA, NEW ENGLAND;

EID: 0029751784     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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