Lithospheric origin of oligocene - Miocene magmatism in central Chile: U-Pb ages and Sr-Pb-Hf isotope composition of minerals

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 555-580

  Montecinos, P ^a,b   Scharer U ^a   Vergara, M ^b   Aguirre, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Calc alkaline magmatism; Central Chile; Oligo Miocene; Sr Pb Hf isotopes; U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MAGMATISM; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 40449111976     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egn004     Document Type: Article

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