Age and correlation of volcanism in central Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands: K-Ar and geochemical constraints

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 265-272

  Smellie, J L ^a   Pallas R ^b   Sabat F ^b   Zheng, X ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; POTASSIUM/ARGON DATING; TERTIARY; VOLCANISM;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, LIVINGSTON ISLAND;

EID: 0030429549     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-9811(96)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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