The volcaniclastic turbidites of the Grand Bay Formation, Carriacou, Grenadines, Lesser Antilles

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 116-124

  Jackson, Trevor A ^a   Scott, Peter W ^b   Donovan, Stephen K ^c   Pickerill, Ron K ^d   Portell, Roger W ^e   Harper, David A T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carriacou; Geochemistry; Grand Bay Formation; Miocene; Volcanic arc

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEPOSITION; HEAVY MINERAL; ISLAND ARC; MIOCENE; OCEAN BASIN; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TURBIDITE; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

ALABAMA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARRIACOU; GRAND BAY; GRENADA [WINDWARD ISLANDS]; GRENADINES; LESSER ANTILLES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 46149093253     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v44i1.a12     Document Type: Article

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