Magma genesis in the New Britain island arc: further insights into melting and mass transfer processes

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1641-1668

  Woodhead, J D ^a   Eggins, S M ^b   Johnson, R W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISLAND ARC; MAGMATISM; MASS TRANSFER; MELTING;

NEW BRITAIN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0031789508     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/39.9.1641     Document Type: Article

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