Petrogenesis of the early Cretaceous Valle Chico igneous complex (SE Uruguay): Relationships with Paraná-Etendeka magmatism

Lithos

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 407-434

  Lustrino, Michele ^a   Melluso, Leone ^b   Brotzu, Pietro ^b   Gomes, Celso B ^c   Morbidelli, Lucio ^a   Muzio, Rossana ^d   Ruberti, Excelso ^c   Tassinari, Colombo C G ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Departamento de Geologia   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; EMI; Geochemistry; Lower crust; Mineral chemistry; Paran Etendeka; Petrology; Transitional series; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY;

SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19044393445     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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