The generation of potassic lavas from the eastern Virunga province, Rwanda

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1223-1247

  Rogers, N W ^a   James, D ^b   Kelley, S P ^a   De Mulder, M ^c,d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Laboratorium voor Aardkunde   (Belgium)

^d NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LAVA; MAGMA; RWANDA;

GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOSPHERE; PETROGENESIS; POTASSIC LAVA;

RWANDA;

EID: 0031722047     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/39.6.1223     Document Type: Article

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