Geochemical constraints on the origin of the late Jurassic proto-Caribbean oceanic crust in Hispaniola

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 407-425

  Viruete, J Escuder ^a   Perez Estaun A ^b   Weis, D ^c  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caribbean plate; Hispaniola; Mantle melting; Mantle plume; Oceanic crust; Spreading ridge

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN PLATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; JURASSIC; MANTLE PLUME; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEANIC CRUST; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HISPANIOLA;

EID: 61349128443     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-007-0253-4     Document Type: Article

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