Petrology and U-Pb zircon geochronology of amphibole-rich cumulates with sanukitic affinity from husky ridge (Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica): Insights into the role of amphibole in the petrogenesis of subduction-related magmas

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 937-970

  Tiepolo, Massimo ^a   Tribuzio, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Antarctica; High Mg andesites; Ross Orogeny; Sanukite

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; CAMBRIAN; CUMULATE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMA CHAMBER; ORTHOANDESITE; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 42549091220     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egn012     Document Type: Article

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