Evolution of lavas in the Late Ordovician/Early Silurian Solund-Stavfjord Ophiolite Complex, West Norway

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Furnes, Harald ^a   Hellevang, Bjarte ^a   Hellevang, Helge ^a   Robins, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fractional crystallization; Geochemical stratigraphy; Magma chambers; Magma mixing; Ophiolite; Volcanic units

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644828684     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001154     Document Type: Article

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