Geochemistry and tectono-magmatic affinity of mafic extrusive and dyke rocks from the ophiolite melange of the sw Zagorje-Mid-Transdanubian zone (Mt. Medvednica, Croatia)

Ofioliti

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-80

  Slovenec, Damir ^a   Lugović, Boško ^b,c  

^a CROATIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Croatia)

^b Institute of Mineralogy

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Back arc basin; Croatia; Geochemistry; Mafic extrusives and dykes; Medvednica; Mt; N MORB; Ophiolite m lange; SSZ interaction; Zagorje mid transdanubian zone

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; DIKE; EXTRUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MELANGE; OPHIOLITE; VALANGINIAN;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; MOUNT MEDVEDNICA; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRANSDANUBIA; ZAGORJE;

EID: 67650638889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03912612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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