Magmatic and geotectonic significance of Santa Elena Peninsula, Costa Rica

Geologica Acta

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 193-202

  Gazel, E ^a   Denyer, P ^a   Baumgartner, Peter O ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accretionary complex; Geochemistry; Oceanic assemblages; Santa Elena Peninsula; Ultramafic complex

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; GEOCHEMISTRY; PLATE TECTONICS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

PASSIFLORA CORIACEA;

EID: 33645032286     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: 16965728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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