Geochronology of pliocene volcanism in the Dzhavakheti Highland (the Lesser Caucasus). Part 1: Western part of the Dzhavakheti Highland

Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 204-224

  Lebedev, V A ^a   Bubnov, S N ^a   Dudauri, O Z ^b   Vashakidze, G T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS   (Russian Federation)

^b A Dzhanelidze Institute of Geology   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Basic lavas; Dzhavakheti Highland; K Ardating method; Phases of volcanic activity; Pliocene magmatism; Qeochronology

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAVA; MAGMATISM; PLIOCENE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; UPLAND REGION; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; CAUCASUS; DZHAVAKHETI HIGHLAND; EURASIA; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); WEST ASIA;

EID: 43149109281     PISSN: 08695938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0869593808020081     Document Type: Article

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