Lithospheric removal as a trigger for flood basalt magmatism in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2157-2186

  Mori, Laura ^a   Gómez Tuena, Arturo ^a   Schaaf, Peter ^a   Goldstein, Steven L ^b   Pérez Arvizu, Ofelia ^a   Solís Pichardo, Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental flood basalts; High K magmas; Lithospheric removal; Mantle; Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FLOOD BASALT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GARNET; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MELTING; MIOCENE; POTASSIUM; THOLEIITIC BASALT; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT;

EID: 70450183875     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egp072     Document Type: Article

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