Magmatic history and evolution of the Central American Land Bridge in Panama since Cretaceous times

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 123, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 703-724

  Wegner, Wencke ^a   Wörner, Gerhard ^a   Harmon, Russell S ^b,c   Jicha, Brian R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANOES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES; MAGMATIC EVOLUTION; OCEAN ISLAND BASALTS; TRACE ELEMENT PATTERNS; VOLCANIC CENTERS;

TECTONICS;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRETACEOUS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCK; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAND BRIDGE; MAGMATISM; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC PLATE; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANISM;

AZUERO PENINSULA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

SONA;

EID: 79951471033     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30109.1     Document Type: Article

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