Isotope and trace element geochemistery of Cretaceous Damaraland lamprophyres and carbonatites, northwestern Namibia: evidence for plume-lithosphere interactions.

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1117-1146

  Le Roex, Anton P ^a   Lanyon, Ruth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Port Pirie Regional Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAMPROPHYRE;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0031716578     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/39.6.1117     Document Type: Article

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