Internal structure and evolution of a volcanic rift system in the eastern North Atlantic: The Desertas rift zone, Madeira archipelago

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 123-155

  Schwarz, Stefanie ^a   Klügel, Andreas ^a   van den Bogaard, Paul ^b   Geldmacher, Jörg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar age dating; Desertas Islands; Hotspot; Madeira; Volcanic rift zones

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLOGY; SEAWATER; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

DYKE SWARMS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LAVAS; VOLCANIC RIFTS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOT SPOT; LAVA FLOW; MANTLE PLUME; RIFT ZONE; SUBMARINE VOLCANO;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 13444265890     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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