Magmagenesis at the Eocene Electric Peak-Sepulcher Mountain complex, Absaroka Volcanic Province, USA

Lithos

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 53-76

  Lindsay, C R ^a   Feeley, T C ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absaroka; Calc alkaline; Geochemistry; Isotopes; Magma mixing

Indexed keywords

CALC ALKALINE ROCK; EOCENE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS; MONTANA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 0037367128     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(02)00252-9     Document Type: Article

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