Magmatism associated with orogenic collapse of the Betic-Alboran Domain, SE Spain

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1011-1036

  Turner, S P ^a   Platt, J P ^b   George, R M M ^a   Kelley, S P ^a   Pearson, D G ^c   Nowell, G M ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betic Alboran Domain; Convective removal; Geochemistry; Magmatism; Orogenic collapse

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; OROGENY; THOLEIITE;

BETIC-ALBORAN DOMAIN; SPAIN;

EID: 0032874752     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.6.1011     Document Type: Article

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