Evidence for a contribution from two mantle plumes to island-arc lavas from northern Tonga

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 611-614

  Wendt, J I ^a   Regelous, M ^a   Collerson, K D ^a   Ewart, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

HIGH FIELD STRENGTH ELEMENTS; MAGMA GENERATION; MANTLE WEDGE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALTS; OCEANIC CRUST; SEAMOUNT CHAINS; TONGA-KERMADEC ARC; UPPER MANTLE; BACK-ARC; ISLAND ARC; MANTLE PLUME;

THERMAL PLUMES;

CONVERGENT MARGIN; ISLAND ARC; LAVA; MANTLE PLUME; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; UPPER MANTLE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC LAVA; ISLAND ARCS; MAGMA GENERATION; MANTLE PLUMES;

TONGA;

EID: 0031437196     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0611:EFACFT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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