Plume-lithosphere interaction and the origin of continental rift-related alkaline volcanism- The Chyulu Hills Volcanic province, Southern Kenya

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 765-787

  Späth, Andreas ^a   Le Roex, Anton P ^a   Opiyo Akech, Norbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Residual amphibole; Rift related alkaline volcanism; Sub continental lithosphere

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA FLOW; VOLCANISM;

KENYA;

EID: 0035033680     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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