Helium isotopic composition of the Tabar-Lihir-Tanga-Feni island arc, Papua New Guinea

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2485-2496

  Patterson, D B ^a   Farley, K A ^a   McInnes, B I A ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL GAS; HELIUM ISOTOPE; ISLAND ARC; MAFIC ROCK; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; VOLCANO; XENOLITH;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, TABAR-LIHIR-TANGA-FENI ARC;

EID: 0031451108     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00095-1     Document Type: Article

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