Volcanism at the edge of the Hawaiian plume: Petrogenesis of submarine alkalic lavas from the North Arch volcanic field

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 667-691

  Frey, F A ^a   Clague, D ^b   Mahoney, J J ^c   Sinton, J M ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkalic lavas; Hawaiian plume; Igneous geochemistry; North Arch; Radiogenic isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE PLUME; VOLCANISM;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034192116     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/41.5.667     Document Type: Article

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