U-series disequilibria in volcanic rocks from the Canary Islands: Plume versus lithospheric melting

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 4153-4177

  Lundstrom, Craig C ^a   Hoernle, Kaj ^b   Gill, Jim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEQUILIBRIUM; HOLOCENE; HOT SPOT; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE PLUME; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; URANIUM ISOTOPE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CANARY ISLANDS; SPAIN;

EID: 0242306129     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(03)00308-9     Document Type: Article

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