Generation and polybaric differentiation of East Greenland early tertiary flood basalts

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-275

  Fram, Miranda S ^a   Lesher, Charles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental flood basalts; East Greenland; Geochemistry; Magma differentiation; Mantle melting

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL FLOOD BASALT; DIFFERENTIATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE MELTING; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY;

GREENLAND, KANGERDLUGSSUAQ FJORD;

EID: 0030855686     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.2.231     Document Type: Article

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