Geological implications from geochemical and isotopic studies of Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary igneous rocks around the northern Rockall Trough

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 517-521

  Hitchen, K ^a   Morton, A C ^a   Mearns, E W ^b   Whitehouse, M ^c   Stoker, M S ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Isotopic Analytical Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental margin; Geochemistry; Isotopes; Rockall Trough; Volcanics

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DACITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PETROGENESIS; PHONOLITE;

ATLANTIC, ROCKALL TROUGH;

EID: 0030881733     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.3.0517     Document Type: Article

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