Petrology and geochemistry of monogenetic volcanoes of the Barombi Koto volcanic field (Kumba graben, Cameroon volcanic line): Implications for mantle source characteristics

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 339, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 799-809

  Tamen, Jules ^a   Nkoumbou, Charles ^b,c   Mouafo, Lucas ^b   Reusser, Eric ^d   Tchoua, Félix M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cameroon volcanic line; Heterogeneous mantle; Kumba graben; Monogenetic volcanoes

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; FISSURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRABEN; LAVA; MANTLE SOURCE; PETROLOGY; PICRITE; TORTONIAN; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO;

SOLANUM AETHIOPICUM;

EID: 36549045492     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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