Differentiation of natrocarbonatite magma at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 759-768

  Gittins, J ^a   Jago, B C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Lakefield Research Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Magmatic evolution; Natrocarbonatite; Oldoinyo Lengai

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA CHEMISTRY;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0032448714     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/002646198548142     Document Type: Article

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