Lithospheric dynamics and mantle sources of alkaline magmatism of the Cenozoic West Antarctic Rift System

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 61-77

  Worner G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Isotopes; Magma sources; Rift magmatism; Volcanic rocks; West Antarctic Rift System

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; CENOZOIC; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE SOURCE; VOLCANISM;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 17344385512     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8181(99)00051-X     Document Type: Article

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