Nature of the crust beneath west-central Chihuahua, Mexico, based upon Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopic compositions at the Tomóchic volcanic center

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 823-830

  McDowell, Fred W ^a   Housh, Todd B ^a   Wark, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; ISOTOPES; VOLCANOES;

BASALTIC ANDESITE; CRYSTALLINE BASEMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE DERIVED MAGMAS; NORTH AMERICAN CRATONS; RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES; TECTONIC FEATURES; VOLCANIC CENTERS;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

BASEMENT ROCK; CRUST; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAURENTIA; LEAD ISOTOPE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; VOLCANISM;

(NORTHWEST); MEXICO;

EID: 0032843043     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1999)111<0823:NOTCBW>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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