The Costa Rican Jurassic to Miocene oceanic complexes: Origin, tectonics and relations

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-442

  Denyer, Percy ^a   Gazel, Esteban ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalts; Costa Rica; Gabbros; Nicoya Complex; Oceanic complexes; Peridotites; Radiolarites

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; HOT SPOT; JURASSIC; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; MIOCENE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PETROGENESIS; RADIOLARITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; NICOYA PENINSULA; PACIFIC COAST [COSTA RICA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

OSA;

EID: 70450225071     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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