Geochronology of Mount Morning, Antarctica: Two-phase evolution of a long-lived trachyte-basanite-phonolite eruptive center

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-371

  Martin, Adam P ^a   Cooper, Alan F ^a   Dunlap, W James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar K Ar geochronology; Cenozoic alkaline volcanism; Erebus volcanic province; McMurdo Volcanic Group Antarctica; Mount Morning; Rift magmatism

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BASANITE; CENOZOIC; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMATISM; PHONOLITE; TRACHYTE; VOLCANISM;

ANTARCTICA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 77952806221     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-009-0319-1     Document Type: Article

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