Mesozoic dolerite dykes of the Falkland Islands: Petrology, petrogenesis and implications for geochemical provinciality in Gondwanaland low-Ti basaltic rocks

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 901-916

  Mitchell, C ^a,c   Ellam, R M ^b   Cox, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Ferryhouse   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basalt petrogenesis; Dolerites; Falkland Islands; Gondwanaland

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DIKE; DOLERITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GONDWANA; MESOZOIC; PETROGENESIS;

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS);

EID: 0032702496     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.5.0901     Document Type: Article

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