Continental rift systems and anorogenic magmatism

Lithos

Volumn 80, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 147-154

  Sears, James W ^a   St George, Gregory M ^a   Winne, J Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorogenic magma; Gondwana; Laurentia; Plume; Rift

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; DECOMPRESSION; GONDWANA; GRANITE; LAURENTIA; MAGMATISM; MELTING; PRECAMBRIAN; RIFT ZONE;

EID: 13244273476     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.05.009     Document Type: Article

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