Identification of a subduction zone component in the higganum dike, central atlantic magmatic province: A LA-ICPMS study of clinopyroxene with implications for flood basalt petrogenesis

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Dorais, Michael J ^a   Tubrett, Michael ^b  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAMP; Clinopyroxene; Flood basalts; Higganum dike; LA ICPMS; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 71849115970     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002079     Document Type: Article

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