On the long-distance transport of Ferrar magmas

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 302, Issue , 2008, Pages 45-61

  Leat, Philip T ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EMPLACEMENT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; JURASSIC; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; SILL; SOURCE ROCK;

AFRICA; ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EAST ANTARCTICA; NEW ZEALAND; PENSACOLA MOUNTAINS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 72049103963     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP302.4     Document Type: Article

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