Chronology of Neogene and Quaternary uplift and magmatism in the Caucasus: constraints from K-Ar dating of volcanism in Armenia

Tectonophysics

Volumn 304, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 157-186

  Mitchell, John ^a   Westaway, Rob ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DH1 3PY ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Armenia; Caucasus; K Ar; Quaternary; Vertical movements; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; NEOGENE; QUATERNARY; UPLIFT; VOLCANISM;

ARMENIA;

EID: 0033561513     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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