Back-arc basalts from the Loncopue graben (Province of Neuquen, Argentina)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 197, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 313-328

  Varekamp, J C ^a   Hesse, A ^a   Mandeville, C W ^b  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc volcanism; Back arc basalts; Isotope geochemistry

Indexed keywords

ARC VOLCANISM; ARC VOLCANOES; ARGENTINA; BACK-ARC; BAROMETRY; COPAHUE; CR CONTENT; ELEMENT RATIOS; ENDMEMBERS; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HETEROGENEOUS MANTLE; INCOMPATIBLE ELEMENT; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAVA FLOWS; MANTLE SOURCE; MOBILE ELEMENTS; PATAGONIA; PB ISOTOPES; SOURCE REGION; SUB-CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERIC MANTLES; VOLCANICS;

BARIUM; BASALT; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; NEODYMIUM; OLIVINE; SILICATE MINERALS; TANTALUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANOES;

STRONTIUM;

BACKARC BASIN; BASALT; CINDER CONE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAVA FLOW; LEAD ISOTOPE; MANTLE SOURCE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN;

EID: 78649480738     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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