A low δ7Li lower crustal component: Evidence from an alkalic intraplate volcanic series (Chaîne des Puys, French Massif Central)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 266, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 205-217

  Hamelin, Cédric ^a   Seitz, Hans Michael ^b   Barrat, Jean Alix ^a   Dosso, Laure ^c   Maury, René C ^a   Chaussidon, Marc ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

^d CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Assimilation and fractional crystallization (AFC); Basalts; HIMU; Li, Sr, Nd and Pb isotopes; Lower crust; Trachytes

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LOWER CRUST; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; TRACHYTE;

AUVERGNE; CHAINE DES PUYS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MASSIF CENTRAL; WESTERN EUROPE;

TRACHYTES;

EID: 68749083267     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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