Plume-related mafic volcanism and the deposition of banded iron formation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B7, 1999, Pages 15461-15477

  Isley, Ann E ^a   Abbott, Dallas H ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IRON; KOMATIITE; MANTLE PLUME; ORE DEPOSIT;

EID: 0032746444     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900066     Document Type: Article

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