Chemical stratigraphy of the Parana basalt succession in western Uruguay: Further evidence for the diachronous nature of the Parana magma types

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 459-469

  Turner, S P ^a   Peate, D W ^b   Hawkesworth, C J ^a   Mantovani, M S M ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DANISH LITHOSPHERE CENTRE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIACHRONISM; FLOOD BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; STRATIGRAPHY;

URUGUAY;

EID: 0342905423     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(99)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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