Geochemistry of volcanic rocks in Barton and Weaver peninsulas, King George Island, Antarctica: Implications for arc maturity and correlation with fossilized volcanic centers

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-25

  Yeo, Jeong Pil ^a   Lee, Jong Ik ^b   Hur, Soon Do ^b   Choi, Byeon Gak ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arc maturity; Barton and Weaver peninsulas; Island arc volcanism; King George Island; Volcanic vent

Indexed keywords

EID: 7544247167     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910275     Document Type: Article

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