Magmatic evolution of Quaternary mafic magmas at Long Valley Caldera and the Devils Postpile, California: Effects of crustal contamination on lithospheric mantle-derived magmas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 27673-27689

  Cousens, Brian L ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION; CONTAMINATION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGNETIC EVOLUTION; MANTLE SOURCE; PETROGENESIS;

USA, CALIFORNIA, DEVILS POSTPILE; USA, CALIFORNIA, LONG VALLEY CALDERA;

EID: 0342971669     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02093     Document Type: Article

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