A geochemical and Sr-Nd-O isotopic study of the Proterozoic Eriksfjord Basalts, Gardar Province, South Greenland: Reconstruction of an OIB signature in crustally contaminated rift-related basalts

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 831-853

  Halama, R ^a   Wenzel, T ^a   Upton, B G J ^b   Siebel, W ^a   Markl, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basalt; Gardar Province; Geochemistry; Greenland; Sr Nd O isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BASALT; CONTAMINATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMPURITIES; MAGNESIA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRONTIUM;

MANTLE-DERIVED ROCKS;

MINERALOGY;

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RIFT ZONE;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0347380915     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461036750147     Document Type: Article

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