The alkaline Meidob volcanic field (Late Cenozoic, northwest Sudan)

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-291

  Franz, Gerhard ^a   Breitkreuz, Christoph ^b   Coyle, David A ^c   El Hur, Bushra ^d   Heinrich, Wilhelm ^a,b   Paulick, Holger ^a   Pudlo, Dieter ^a   Smith, Robyn ^e   Steiner, Gesine ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^d Geol Res Authority of the Sudan   (Sudan)

^e R D 6 ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI IGNEOUS ROCK; CAINOZOIC; IGNEOUS PETROLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCK;

SUDAN, MEIDOB;

EID: 0031418232     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00103-6     Document Type: Article

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