Geochemical features of Lower Cretaceous back-arc lavas in the Andean Cordillera, Central Chile (31-34°S)

Revista Geologica de Chile

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-106

  Vergara, Mario ^a   Nyström, Jan O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Andes; Back arc; Chile; Early cretaceous; Geochemistry

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CHILE, ANDES;

EID: 0030391818     PISSN: 07160208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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