Timing of effusive volcanism and collapse events within an oceanic arc island: Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe archipelago (Lesser Antilles Arc)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 258, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 175-191

  Samper, A ^a   Quidelleur, X ^a   Lahitte, P ^a   Mollex, D ^a  

^a IPGP   (France)

Author keywords

geochemistry; geochronology; Guadeloupe; K Ar dating; Lesser Antilles; oceanic islands arc

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION MODEL; FAULTING; GEOMAGNETIC POLARITY;

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMAGNETISM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISLAND ARC; PALEOMAGNETISM; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; TIMESCALE; VOLCANISM;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASSE TERRE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES;

EID: 34248997259     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.03.030     Document Type: Article

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