Petrogenesis and evolution of the Euganean Magmatic Complex, Veneto Region, North-East Italy

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 379-399

  Milani, Lorenzo ^a   Beccaluva, Luigi ^a   Coltorti, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fractional crystallization; Geochemistry; Petrogenesis; Radiogenic isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; ISOTOPES; MELTING; PETROLOGY; QUARTZ; TECTONICS;

BULK-ROCK COMPOSITION; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; PETROGENESIS; RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES; TRACE ELEMENT PATTERNS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS;

EUGANEAN COMPLEX; ITALY; VENETO;

EID: 0033061646     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/11/2/0379     Document Type: Article

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