Crustal control in the genesis of Plio-Quaternary bimodal magmatism of the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER): Geochemical and isotopic (Sr, Nd, Pb) evidence

Chemical Geology

Volumn 155, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 201-231

  Trua, Teresa ^a,c   Deniel, Catherine ^b   Mazzuoli, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFC; Bimodal magmatism; Crust; Geochemistry; Isotopes; Main Ethiopian Rift; Partial melting

Indexed keywords

CRUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGMATISM; PARTIAL MELTING;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0033594186     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00174-0     Document Type: Article

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