Mantle source volumes and the origin of the mid-Tertiary ignimbrite flare-up in the southern Rocky Mountains, western U.S.

Lithos

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 279-294

  Farmer, G Lang ^a   Bailley, Treasure ^a   Elkins Tanton, Linda T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ignimbrite flare up; Mantle source volumes; Southern Rocky Mountains

Indexed keywords

IGNIMBRITE; LITHOSPHERE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA; MANTLE SOURCE; TERTIARY; XENOLITH;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 41349105487     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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