Geochemical evolution of the Tertiary Mull volcano, western Scotland

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 873-908

  Kerr, Andrew C ^a   Kent, Ray W ^a   Thomson, Bonita A ^b,d   Seedhouse, Jon K ^c,e   Donaldson, Colin H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Cairn Energy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal contamination; Fe Ti enrichment; Magma mixing; Mantle melting; Mull; Plume

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MIXING; TERTIARY; VOLCANO;

INNER HEBRIDES; MULL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033150665     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.6.873     Document Type: Article

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