The K-Ar Cassignol-Gillot technique applied to western Martinique lavas: A record of Lesser Antilles arc activity from 2 Ma to Mount Pelée volcanism

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 341-355

  Germa, Aurélie ^a,b   Quidelleur, Xavier ^a,b   Lahitte, Pierre ^a,b   Labanieh, Shasa ^c   Chauvel, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Carbet complex; K Ar dating; Martinique; Mount Conil; Mount Pel e; Recent Lesser Antilles arc; Trois Ilets Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; BASALT; FAULTING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAVA; MAGMA CHAMBER; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; QUATERNARY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

MARTINIQUE; MOUNT PELEE; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 79955723533     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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