Xenoliths of dunites, wehrlites and clinopyroxenites in the basanites from Batoke volcanic cone (Mount Cameroon, Central Africa): Petrogenetic implications

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 81-98

  Wandji, Pierre ^a   Tsafack, J P F ^a   Bardintzeff, Jacques Marie ^b,c   Nkouathio, D G ^d   Kagou Dongmo, A ^d   Bellon, Herve ^e   Guillou, Herve ^f  

^a Univ de Yaounde I   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^d Universite de Dschang   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BASANITE; CLINOPYROXENE; DUNITE; HOST ROCK; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; PLIOCENE; XENOLITH;

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

EID: 64449083274     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00710-008-0040-3     Document Type: Article

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