Geochemical evolution of the Okenyenya sub-volcanic ring complex, northwestern Namibia

Geological Magazine

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 645-670

  Le Roex, Anton P ^a   Watkins, Ronald T ^a,b   Reid, Arch M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MESOZOIC; SYENITE; VOLCANIC RING;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0030439202     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016756800024523     Document Type: Article

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