Mantle source heterogeneity, magma generation and magmatic evolution at Terceira Island (Azores archipelago): Constraints from elemental and isotopic (Sr, Nd, Hf, and Pb) data

Lithos

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 402-418

  Madureira, Pedro ^a,b   Mata, João ^c   Mattielli, Nadine ^d   Queiroz, Gabriela ^e   Silva, Pedro ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b Estrutura de Missão para os Assuntos do Mar ^*  (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^f INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores; Ocean Island Basalts; Small scale mantle heterogeneity; Terceira Island

Indexed keywords

FISSURE; HAFNIUM; HETEROGENEITY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAVA; LEAD ISOTOPE; MAGMA; MANTLE SOURCE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT; UPPER MANTLE;

AZORES; PORTUGAL; TERCEIRA;

EID: 80052205642     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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