Geochemical fingerprint of hyaloclasts in glassy fragmental rocks of Macquarie Island (Southern Ocean): Implications for volcanogenic sedimentary processes at a waning mid-ocean ridge

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 951-963

  Daczko, N R ^a   Harb, N ^a   Portner, R A ^a   Dickinson, J A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia pacific plate boundary; Geochemistry; Glass; Macquarie island; MORB; Provenance

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN PLATE; BRECCIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; HYALOCLASTITE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PACIFIC PLATE; PETROGENESIS; PLATE BOUNDARY; PROVENANCE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MACQUARIE ISLAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 70349580367     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090903005402     Document Type: Article

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