Age and composition of the Amanay Seamount, Canary Islands

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 161-169

  Ancochea, E ^a   Huertas, M J ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amanay Seamount; Canary Islands; Eastern Canarian Volcanic Ridge; K Ar geochronology; Oceanic Island Basalts

Indexed keywords

BASALT; COMPOSITION; MELTING; OLIVINE; TEXTURES; VOLCANOES;

SEAMOUNTS; TEXTURAL FEATURES; VOLCANIC ACTIVITY; VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION;

GEOPHYSICS;

OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SEAMOUNT; SUBMARINE VOLCANO;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 23344440516     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-004-1100-7     Document Type: Article

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