Petrogenetic insights provided by compositional transects across the Central American arc: Southeastern Guatemala and Honduras

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B8, 2000, Pages 18949-18963

  Walker, J A ^a   Patino, L C ^b   Cameron, B I ^c   Carr, M J ^d  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROGENESIS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

GUATEMALA; HONDURAS;

EID: 0034632601     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900173     Document Type: Article

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