Magmatism during extension of the lithosphere: Geochemical constraints from lavas of the Shaban Deep, northern Red Sea

Chemical Geology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 225-239

  Haase, Karsten M ^a,b   Mühe, Richard ^a   Stoffers, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basalt geochemistry; Melting; Red Sea; Rift

Indexed keywords

BASALT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MELTING; RIFTING;

RED SEA;

EID: 0342657278     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00221-1     Document Type: Article

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