The geochemistry and tectonic setting of late Cretaceous Caribbean and Colombian volcanism

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 111-120

  Kerr, Andrew C ^a   Tarney, John ^a   Marriner, Giselle F ^b   Nivia, Alvaro ^c   Klaver, Gerard T H ^d   Saunders, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SERVICIO GEOLÓGICO COLOMBIANO   (Colombia)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANISM;

CARIBBEAN; COLOMBIA;

EID: 0030498709     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-9811(96)00031-4     Document Type: Article

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