Eocene adakitic volcanism in southern British Columbia: Remelting of arc basalt above a slab window

Tectonophysics

Volumn 464, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 164-185

  Ickert, Ryan B ^a   Thorkelson, Derek J ^a   Marshall, Daniel D ^a   Ullrich, Thomas D ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adakite; British Columbia; Eocene; Geochemistry; Slab window; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EOCENE; SLAB WINDOW; VOLCANISM;

BASALT; CAVITY RESONATORS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; FELDSPAR; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEATING; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MICA; NEODYMIUM; OLIVINE; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; WINDOWS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

ADAKITE; EOCENE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANISM;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 58049181475     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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