Hafnium isotope evidence for the origin of Cenozoic basaltic lavas from the southwestern United States

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B9, 1997, Pages 20149-20178

  Beard, Brian L ^a   Johnson, Clark M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CAINOZOIC; HAFNIUM ISTOTOPE; PETROGENESIS;

USA;

EID: 0031414014     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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