Petrology and geochemistry of Early Tertiary volcanism of the Mendejin area, Iran, and implications for magma genesis and tectonomagmatic setting

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 343-362

  Karimzadeh Somarin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Mendejin; Tectonomagmatic setting; Volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PETROLOGY; TERTIARY;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 29644442439     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.18.343-362     Document Type: Article

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