Geochemistry of the volcan de l'Androy basalt-rhyolite complex, Madagascar Cretaceous igneous province

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1069-1096

  Mahoney, J J ^a   Saunders, A D ^b   Storey, M ^c   Randriamanantenasoa, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Large igneous province; Madagascar; Mantle plume; Rhyolite; Vasalt

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; CRETACEOUS; HOT SPOT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LEAD ISOTOPE; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE SOURCE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; RHYOLITE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; THOLEIITIC BASALT; VOLCANISM;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 44449092000     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egn018     Document Type: Article

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