A complex petrogenesis for an arc magmatic suite, St Kitts, Lesser Antilles

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-42

  Toothill, J ^a   Williams, C A ^b   MacDonald, R ^a   Turner, S P ^c   Rogers, N W ^b   Hawkesworth, C J ^d   Jerram, D A ^e   Ottley, C J ^e   Tindle, A G ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystal size distribution; Petrogenesis; Sr Nd Pb isotopes; U series isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; PETROGENESIS; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS;

EID: 33845973350     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egl052     Document Type: Article

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