Crustal contamination of mafic magmas: Evidence from a petrological, geochemical and Sr-Nd-Os-O isotopic study of the Proterozoic Isortoq dike swarm, South Greenland

Lithos

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 199-232

  Halama, Ralf ^a   Marks, Michael ^a   Brügmann, Gerhard ^b   Siebel, Wolfgang ^a   Wenzel, Thomas ^a   Markl, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

EC AFC modeling; Gardar province; Mafic dike swarm; QUILF; South Greenland; Sr Nd Os O isotopes

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; DIKE SWARM; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 2442476100     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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