Geochemical evolution and tectonic significance of boninites and tholeiites from the Koh ophiolite, New Caledonia

Tectonics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-83

  Meffre, Sébastien ^a   Aitchison, Jonathan C ^b   Crawford, Anthony J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; BONINITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; RIFTING; THOLEIITE;

NEW CALEDONIA;

EID: 0029752380     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95TC02316     Document Type: Article

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