Crustal assimilation as a major petrogenetic process in the East Carpathian neogene and quaternary continental margin arc, Romania

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 927-959

  Mason, Paul R D ^a,d   Downes, Hilary ^a   Thirlwall, Matthew F ^b   Seghedi, Ioan ^c   Szakács, Alexandru ^c   Lowry, David ^b   Mattey, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF ROMANIA   (Romania)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Calc alkaline; Carpathians; Laser fluorination; Si Nd Pb O isotopes

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

ROMANIA, CARPATHIANS;

EID: 0030511906     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/37.4.927     Document Type: Article

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