Major and trace element and Sr, Nd, Hf, and Pb isotope compositions of the Karoo large igneous province, Botswana - Zimbabwe: Lithosphere vs Mantle Plume Contribution

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1043-1077

  Jourdan, F ^a,b,c   Bertrand, H ^b   Scharer U ^a   Blichert Toft, J ^b   Feraud G ^a   Kampunzu, A B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

And Pb isotopes; Dyke swarms; Flood basalts; Hf; Karoo; Large igneous province; Major and trace elements; Nd; Sr

Indexed keywords

FLOOD BASALT; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LAVA; LEAD ISOTOPE; MAGMA; MANTLE PLUME; MELTING; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 34447628222     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egm010     Document Type: Article

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