Magmatism in the South Sandwich arc

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 219, Issue , 2003, Pages 285-313

  Leat, P T ^a   Smellie, J L ^a   Millar, I L ^a   Larter, R D ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; MAGMATISM; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS;

EID: 0346020434     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.219.01.14     Document Type: Article

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