Potassic and sodic igneous rocks from Eastern Paraguay: Their origin from the lithospheric mantle and genetic relationships with the associated Paraná flood tholeiites

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 495-528

  Comin Chiaramonti, P ^a   Cundari, A ^b   Piccirillo, E M ^a   Gomes, C B ^c   Castorina, F ^d   Censi, P ^e   De Min, A ^a   Marzoli, A ^a   Speziale, S ^e   Velazquez V F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline magmatism; Paraguay; Petrogenesis; Sr Nd isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALKALI IGNEOUS ROCK; CRETACEOUS; FLOOD THOLEIITE; PETROGENEISS; TERTIARY;

PARAGUAY, ASUNCION-SAPUCAI GRABEN;

EID: 0030763616     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.4.495     Document Type: Article

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