Jurassic to Early Cretaceous subduction-related magmatism in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile (18°30′ - 24°S): Geochemistry and petrogenesis

Revista Geologica de Chile

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-232

  Oliveros, Veronica ^a   Morata, Diego ^a   Aguire, Luis ^a   Féraud, Gilbert ^b   Fornari, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Chile; Geochemistry; Jurassic; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS; SUBDUCTION; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CHILE; COASTAL CORDILLERA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 51749084893     PISSN: 07160208     EISSN: 0717618X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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