Absence of Cocos plate subduction-related basic volcanism in southern Mexico: A unique case on Earth?

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1095-1098

  Verma, Surendra P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central America; Geochemistry; Mexico; Rift; Subduction; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

COCOS PLATE;

GRAVITATION; ISOTOPES; LEAD; NEODYMIUM; SEISMOLOGY; STRONTIUM; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

GEOLOGY;

CENOZOIC; COCOS PLATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; RIFTING; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANISM;

MEXICO;

EID: 0036971534     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1095:AOCPSR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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