Na-rich partial melts from newly underplated basaltic crust: The Cordillera Blanca Batholith, Peru

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1491-1521

  Petford, Nick ^a   Atherton, Michael ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batholith; Modified 'I' type granite; Na rich magma; Thick crust

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; I TYPE ROCK; MIOCENE; PARTIAL MELTING; SODIUM; UNDERPLATING;

PERU, CORDILLERA BLANCA;

EID: 0030428547     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/37.6.1491     Document Type: Article

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