Elemental, Hf-Nd isotopic and geochronological constraints on an island arc sequence associated with the Cretaceous Caribbean plateau: Bonaire, Dutch Antilles

Lithos

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 91-116

  Thompson, P M E ^a,b   Kempton, P D ^a   White, R V ^b   Saunders, A D ^b   Kerr, A C ^c   Tarney, J ^c   Pringle, M S ^d  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bonaire; Caribbean Plateau; Cretaceous; Geochemistry; Island arc; Nd Hf isotopes

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BONAIRE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES;

EID: 2042430495     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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