Isotope (Sr, Nd, Pb, O) and trace-element geochemistry of volcanics from the Erta'Ale range (Ethiopia)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 85-100

  Barrat, J A ^a,c   Fourcade, S ^a   Jahn, B M ^a   Cheminee J L ^b   Capdevila, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b IPG Paris   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Erta' Ale; Ethiopia; Geochemistry; Isotopes; Trace elements; Volcanics

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAVA; TRACE ELEMENT;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0031597315     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(97)00016-4     Document Type: Article

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