Crustal processes: major controls on Reykjanes Peninsula lava chemistry, SW Iceland

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 819-839

  Gee, M A M ^a   Thirlwall, M F ^a   Taylor, R N ^b   Lowry, D ^a   Murton, B J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; MID OCEAN RIDGE;

ICELAND; REYKJANES PENINSULA;

EID: 0031692627     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/39.5.819     Document Type: Article

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