Cretaceous basaltic terranes in Western Colombia: Elemental, chronological and Sr-Nd isotopic constraints on petrogenesis

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 677-702

  Kerr, A C ^a   Marriner, G F ^b   Tarney, J ^a   Nivia, A ^c   Saunders, A D ^a   Thirlwall, M F ^b   Sinton, C W ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SERVICIO GEOLÓGICO COLOMBIANO   (Colombia)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalt; Colombia; Geochemistry; Mantle plume; Oceanic plateau

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE PLUME; OCEANIC PLATEAU; PETROGENESIS;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 0030873828     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.6.677     Document Type: Article

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