Geology, geochemistry and 40Ar/39Ar dating of Sevan ophiolites (Lesser Caucasus, Armenia): Evidence for Jurassic Back-arc opening and hot spot event between the South Armenian Block and Eurasia

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-153

  Galoyan, Ghazar ^a,b   Rolland, Yann ^a   Sosson, Marc ^a   Corsini, Michel ^a   Billo, Sandra ^c   Verati, Chrystelle ^a   Melkonyan, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Armenia)

^c OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Armenia; Back arc; Hot spot; Lesser Caucasus; LOT; Ophiolites; Tethys

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; ARGON-ARGON DATING; GABBRO; HOT SPOT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; JURASSIC; LAVA FLOW; LITHOLOGY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NORITE; NORMAL FAULT; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OPHIOLITE; TETHYS;

ARMENIA; ASIA; EURASIA; WEST ASIA;

AKERA;

EID: 53849086484     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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