Geochronology of Pliocene volcanism in the Dzhavakheti Highland (the Lesser Caucasus). Part 2: Eastern part of the Dzhavakheti Highland. Regional geological correlation

Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 553-574

  Lebedev, V A ^a   Bubnov, S N ^a   Dudauri, O Z ^b   Vashakidze, G T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS   (Russian Federation)

^b A Dzhanelidze Institute of Geology   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Basic lavas; Dzhavakheti Highland; Geochronology; K Ar method; Lateral migration of volcanic activity with time; Phases of volcanic activity; Pliocene magmatism

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOT SPOT; MAGMATISM; PLIOCENE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; CAUCASUS; DZHAVAKHETI HIGHLAND; EURASIA; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); WEST ASIA;

EID: 53549093599     PISSN: 08695938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0869593808050080     Document Type: Article

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