Petrogenesis of pre-caldera mafic lavas, Jemez Mountains Volcanic field (New Mexico, USA)

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 407-439

  Wolff, J A ^a   Rowe, M C ^b   Teasdale, R ^c   Gardner, J N ^d   Ramos, F C ^e   Heikoop, C E ^f,g  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal contamination; Jemez Mountains volcanic field; Lithospheric mantle; Radiogenic isotopes; Rio Grande rift; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

LAVA; MAFIC ROCK; PETROGENESIS; VOLCANIC ROCK;

JEMEZ MOUNTAINS; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13344286279     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egh082     Document Type: Article

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