Laacher See revisited: High-spatial-resolution zircon dating indicates rapid formation of a zoned magma chamber

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 597-600

  Schmitt, Axel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aller d; Magma chambers; Phonolite; U 238 Th 230; Zircon

Indexed keywords

HIGH-SPATIAL-RESOLUTION; MAGMA CHAMBERS; PHONOLITE; RAPID FORMATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTOPES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; THORIUM; URANIUM; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ZIRCON;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGMA CHAMBER; PHONOLITE; URANIUM SERIES DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 33745896260     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22533.1     Document Type: Article

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