Hobbs Coast Cenozoic volcanism: Implications for the West Antarctic rift system

Chemical Geology

Volumn 139, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 223-248

  Hart, Stanley R ^a   Blusztajn, Jerzy ^a   LeMasurier, Wesley E ^b   Rex, David C ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isotopes; Plumes; Rifting; Trace elements; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CAINOZOIC; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RIFT; RIFT ZONES; VOLCANISM;

ANTARCTICA, MARIE BYRD LAND, HOBBS COAST;

EID: 0030700820     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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