Jurassic alkali-rich volcanism in Victoria (Australia): Lithospheric versus asthenospheric source

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 269-280

  Elburg, Marlina A ^a   Soesoo, Alvar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; JURASSIC; VOLCANISM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033169179     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00096-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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