Age progression along the Society hotspot chain (French Polynesia) based on new unspiked K-Ar ages

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-150

  Guillou, Hervé ^a   Maury, René C ^b   Blais, Sylvain ^c   Cotten, Joseph ^b   Legendre, Christelle ^b   Guille, Gérard ^d   Caroff, Martial ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

French Polynesia; Hotspot; K Ar geochronology; Society Archipelago

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; WORLD;

EID: 17744379764     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/176.2.135     Document Type: Article

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