Origin and evolution of the Pleistocene magmatism of Linosa Island (Sicily channel, Italy)

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 587-601

  Di Bella, Marcella ^a   Russo, Selma ^a   Petrelli, Maurizio ^b   Peccerillo, Angelo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intraplate magmatism; Isotope geochemistry; Linosa Island; Na alkaline magmatism; Sicily channel; Trace element geochemistry

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; STRONTIUM ALLOYS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; LINOSA ISLAND; MAGMATISMS; SICILY CHANNEL; TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

AFRICAN PLATE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PLEISTOCENE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGRIGENTO; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LINOSA ISLAND; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PELAGI ISLANDS; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRAIT OF SICILY;

EID: 51949110651     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1832     Document Type: Article

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