Geochemistry and isotopic characteristics of the Caviahue-Copahue volcanic complex, Province of Neuquén, Argentina

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 407, Issue , 2006, Pages 317-342

  Varekamp, Johan C ^a   DeMoor, J Maarten ^a   Merrill, Matt D ^a   Colvin, Anna S ^a   Goss, Adam R ^a,b   Vroon, Pieter Z ^c   Hilton, David R ^d  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Andesites; Isotope geochemistry; Subduction; Volcanology

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; HELIUM; ISOTOPES; MELTING; MICA; SEDIMENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; VOLCANOES;

ANDES; ANDESITES; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ANDESITE; BASIN; CALDERA; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNIMBRITE; ISLAND ARC; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA; MANTLE; MELTING; PLIOCENE; RHYOLITE; SEDIMENT; VOLCANISM; VOLCANO;

ARGENTINA; CAVIAHUE; COPAHUE; NEUQUEN; SOUTHERN VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 55549104436     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2006.2407(15)     Document Type: Article

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