Geochemistry of North Shore Hypabyssal dikes and sills in the Midcontinent Rift of Minnesota: An example - The 47th Avenue sill

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 829-842

  Seifert, Karl E ^a   Olmsted, James F ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAKES; SHORE PROTECTION; VOLCANOES;

FERROANDESITE FLOW; MAGMATIC FEATURES; SILLS; TROUGH BANDING;

LEVEES;

DIKE; HYPABYSSAL ROCK; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; SILL;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644255794     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E04-038     Document Type: Article

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