The Tethyan plume: Geochemical diversity of Middle Permian basalts from the Oman rifted margin

Lithos

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 167-198

  Lapierre, H ^a   Samper, A ^a   Bosch, D ^b   Maury, R C ^c   Bechennec F ^d   Cotten, J ^c   Demant, A ^e   Brunet, P ^a   Keller, F ^a   Marcoux, J ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UMR 7327   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^d Bureau de Recherches Geol/Minieres   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Arabian rifted margin; Hawasina Nappes; Isotopic chemistry; Middle Permian; Neo Tethys; Oman; Plume related basalts

Indexed keywords

BASALT; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MANTLE PLUME; PERMIAN; RIFTING; TETHYS;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

EID: 2442480351     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.02.006     Document Type: Article

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