Geochemical evidence concerning sources and petrologic evolution of Faial Island, Central Azores

International Geology Review

Volumn 53, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1684-1708

  De Lima, Evandro Fernandes ^a   MacHado, Adriane ^b   Nardi, Lauro Valentim Stoll ^a   Saldanha, Dejanira Luderitz ^a   Azevedo, Jose Manuel Martins ^b   Sommer, Carlos Augusto ^a   Waichel, Breno Leitao ^c   Chemale Jr , Farid ^d   De Almeida, Delia Del Pilar Montecinos ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Azores archipelago; Daly gap; FOZO; mantle sources; oceanic island volcanism

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; CLINOPYROXENE; FISSURE; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PETROLOGY; TITANOMAGNETITE; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

AZORES; CORVO; FAIAL; PORTUGAL;

EID: 80053059949     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2010.496248     Document Type: Article

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