Geochemical and isotopic (Sr, Nd and Pb) characteristics of volcanic rocks from southwestern Ethiopia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 381-391

  Ayalew, Dereje ^a,b   Yirgu, Gezahegn ^a   Raphaël, Pik ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD; NEODYMIUM; STRONTIUM; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0033172618     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00104-9     Document Type: Article

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