Rhyolites of the Mbépit Massif in the Cameroon Volcanic Line: An early extrusive volcanic episode of Eocene age

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 271-286

  Wandji, Pierre ^a   Tchokona Seuwui, Dieudonné ^a   Bardintzeff, Jacques Marie ^b,c   Bellon, Hervé ^d   Platevoet, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; EXTRUSION; LAVA FLOW; MANTLE SOURCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RHYOLITE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAMEROON; CAMEROON VOLCANIC LINE; GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 55849105922     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00710-008-0013-6     Document Type: Article

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