Geochemical constraints on the origin of volcanic rocks from the Andean Northern volcanic zone, Ecuador

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1147-1175

  Bryant, J A ^a   Yogodzinski, G M ^a   Hall, M L ^b   Lewicki, J L ^c   Bailey, D G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL   (Ecuador)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adakite; Andesite; Ecuador; Isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; OCEANIC CRUST; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646871387     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egl006     Document Type: Article

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