Petrology and geochemistry of the ultrapotassic rocks from the Sabatini Volcanic District, central Italy: The role of evolutionary processes in the genesis of variably enriched alkaline magmas

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 107-136

  Conticelli, Sandro ^a   Francalanci, Lorella ^a   Manetti, Piero ^a   Cioni, Raffaello ^b   Sbrana, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline potassic rocks; Geochemistry; Petrology; Roman Comagmatic Province; Sabatini Volcanic District

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LEUCITE; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; PHONOLITE;

ITALY, LAZIO, SABATINI VOLCANIC DISTRICT;

EID: 0030909569     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(96)00062-5     Document Type: Article

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