Petrologic diversity of Pilo-Quaternary post-subduction volcanism in northwestern Mexico: An example from Isla San Esteban, Gulf of California

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 465-481

  Calmus, Thierry ^a   Pallares, Carlos ^b   Maury, René C ^b   Bellon, Hervé ^b   Pérez Segura, Efrén ^c   Aguillón Robles, Alfredo ^d   Carreño, Ana Luisa ^a   Bourgois, Jacques ^e   Cotten, Joseph ^b   Benoit, Mathieu ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Adakites; Calc alkaline lavas; Gulf of California; Isla San Esteban; Post subduction volcanism

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; FRACTIONATION; LAVA; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROLOGY; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANISM;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAN ESTEBAN ISLAND;

HEDYOTIS MANNII;

EID: 54149104299     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.179.5.465     Document Type: Article

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