Mantle heterogeneity beneath the Cenozoic volcanic provinces of central Victoria inferred from trace-element and Sr, Nd, Pb and Hf isotope data

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-260

  Paul, B ^a   Hergt, J M ^a   Woodhead, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basalt; Cenozoic; Geochemistry; Intraplate magmatism; Isotopes; Mantle heterogeneity; Trace elements; Victoria; Volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WORLD;

EID: 22744453103     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500139448     Document Type: Article

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