Petrology of metabasalts from the Chrystalls Beach accretionary mélange - Implications for tectonic setting and terrane origin

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-70

  Fagereng, Åke ^a   Cooper, Alan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accretionary prism; Basalt; Chrystalls beach complex; Melange; Otago schist; Subduction

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MELANGE; MESOZOIC; METABASALT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PETROGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PROTOLITH; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

RAKAIA;

EID: 78149292379     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288301003631806     Document Type: Article

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