The geochemistry of lavas from the Comores Archipelago, western Indian Ocean: Petrogenesis and mantle source region characteristics

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 961-991

  Späth, Andreas ^a   Le Roex, Anton P ^a   Duncan, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalt petrogenesis; Comores; Mantle geochemistry; Ocean island basalts

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BASALTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PETROGENESIS;

COMOROS, GRANDE COMORE; COMOROS, MOHELI;

EID: 0029828402     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/37.4.961     Document Type: Article

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