Petrology of the alkaline core of the messum igneous complex, Namibia: Evidence for the progressively decreasing effect of crustal contamination

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1377-1397

  Harris, Chris ^a   Marsh, Julian S ^b   Milner, Simon C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Alkaline core; Crustal contamination; Messum complex; Parana Etendeka volcanism; Tristan plume

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; PETROLOGY;

MESSUM COMPLEX; NAMIBIA; PARANA-ETENDEKA VOLCANIC PROVINCE;

EID: 0032718318     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.9.1377     Document Type: Article

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