Geochemistry of mafic rocks of the Karakaya complex, Turkey: Evidence for plume-involvement in the Palaeotethyan extensional regime during the Middle and Late Triassic

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 367-385

  Sayit, Kaan ^a   Göncüoglu, M Cemal ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Karakaya Complex; Mantle Plume; OIB; Palaeotethys; Triassic

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE PLUME; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; TETHYS; TRACE ELEMENT; TRIASSIC;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 61349119310     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-007-0251-6     Document Type: Article

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