Geoinformatic approach to global nepheline syenite and carbonatite distribution: Testing a Wilson cycle model

Geosphere

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-60

  Burke, Kevin ^a   Khan, Shuhab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonatites; Deformed alkaline rocks; Geoinformatics; Kola peninsula.< kwdg>

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; CARBONATITE; DATABASE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INFORMATICS; MAGMA; MANTLE SOURCE; NEPHELINE SYENITE; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; RIFT ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AFRICA; INDIA; KOLA PENINSULA; MURMANSK [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 51449111073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00027.1     Document Type: Article

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