Crustal interaction during construction of ocean islands: Pb-Sr-Nd-O isotope geochemistry of the shield basalts of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Chemical Geology

Volumn 135, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 233-262

  Thirlwall, M F ^a   Jenkins, C ^a   Vroon, P Z ^a   Mattey, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal contamination; Lead isotopes; Mantle chemistry; Ocean islands; Oxygen isotopes

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL COMPOSITION; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MAGMA SOURCES; MIOCENE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALTS; OIB;

CANARY ISLANDS, GRAN CANARIA;

EID: 0030812980     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00118-0     Document Type: Article

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