The northwestern Ethiopian Plateau flood basalts: classification and spatial distribution of magma types

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 91-111

  Pik, Raphaël ^a   Deniel, Catherine ^b   Coulon, Christian ^a   Yirgu, Gezahegn ^c   Hofmann, Corine ^d   Ayalew, Dereje ^c,e  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA; OLIGOCENE;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0031669982     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(97)00073-5     Document Type: Article

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