Magmatism in the Bransfield Basin: Rifting of the South Shetland Arc?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-19

  Fretzdorff, Susanne ^a   Worthington, Tim J ^a   Haase, Karsten M ^a   Hékinian, Roger ^a   Franz, Leander ^b   Keller, Randall A ^c   Stoffers, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back arc basin; Bransfield Basin; Geochemistry; Volcanic arc

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; CRUSTAL RECYCLING; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; ISLAND ARC; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; RIFTING;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; WORLD;

EID: 14344263251     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003046     Document Type: Article

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