Geochronology and petrology of Cretaceous basaltic magmatism in the Kwanza basin (western Angola), and relationships with the Parana-Etendeka continental flood basalt province

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 341-356

  Marzoli, A ^a,b   Melluso, L ^c   Morra, V ^c   Renne, P R ^b   Sgrosso, I ^c   D'Antonio, M ^c   Duarte Morais, L ^d   Morais, E A A ^d   Ricci, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Universidade A Neto   (Angola)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BASALT; CRETACEOUS; MAGMATISM; PETROLOGY;

ANGOLA;

EID: 0343820072     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(99)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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