Middle Miocene calc-alkaline volcanism in Central Patagonia (47°S): Petrogenesis and implications for slab dynamics;Volcanismo calcoalcalino durante el Mioceno Medio en Patagonia Central (47°S): Petrogénesis e implicaciones en la dinámica de placas

Andean Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 300-328

  Espinoza, Felipe ^a,c   Morata, Diego ^a   Polvé, Mireille ^b   Lagabrielle, Yves ^c   Maury, René C ^d   de la Rupelle, Aude ^d   Guivel, Christèle ^e   Cotten, Joseph ^d   Bellon, Hervé ^d   Suárez, Manuel ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^f SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Calc alkaline magmatism; Central Patagonia back arc; Low angle subduction; Miocene

Indexed keywords

CALC ALKALINE ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGMATISM; MIOCENE; PETROGENESIS; PLUTONISM; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VOLCANISM;

PATAGONIA;

EID: 79955690535     PISSN: 07187092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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