Chemical variation along strike in feldspathoidal rocks of the Eastern Alkalic Belt, Trans-Pecos Magmatic Province, Texas and New Mexico

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-264

  Potter, Lee S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Phelps Dodge   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Hypabyssal; Igneous; Phonolite; Tephrite; Texas; Trace elements; Trachyte

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; OIB; PHONOLITE; TRACHYTE;

USA, TEXAS, TRRANS-PECOS;

EID: 0029773279     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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