The geochemistry and evolution of Palaeogene phonolites, central Namibia

Lithos

Volumn 117, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 149-160

  Marsh, Julian S ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eu partitioning; Namibia; Palaeogene volcanism; Phonolite geochemistry; Phonolite petrogenesis

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LAVA DOME; PALEOGENE; PARTITIONING; PETROGENESIS; PHONOLITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANISM;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 77952670008     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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