Cumulates from primitive rift-related East Greenland Paleogene magmas: Petrological and isotopic evidence from the ultramafic complexes at Kælvegletscher and near Kærven

Lithos

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 251-275

  Holm, Paul Martin ^a   Prægel, Niels Ole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Icelandic plume; Intrusions; Primary magmas; Radiogenic isotopes

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MAGMA; MANTLE PLUME; PALEOGENE; PETROLOGY; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; KANGERDLUGSSUAQ;

EID: 33750429648     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.036     Document Type: Article

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