The petrology of the Chyulu Hills Volcanic Province, southern Kenya

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 337-358

  Spath A ^a   Le Roex, A P ^a   Opiyo Akech, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLOGY; QUATERNARY; VOLCANIC ROCK;

KENYA;

EID: 0034537243     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(00)00092-0     Document Type: Article

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