The Pliocene Montiferro volcanic complex (central-western Sardinia, Italy): Geochemical observations and petrological implications

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-136

  Fedele, Lorenzo ^a   Lustrino, Michele ^b,c   Melluso, Leone ^a   Morra, Vincenzo ^a   D'Amelio, Fosco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Geochemistry; Petrology; Sardinia; Tholeiitic

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650550842     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2007PM0011     Document Type: Article

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