The volcanic evolution of Martinique Island: Insights from K-Ar dating into the Lesser Antilles arc migration since the Oligocene

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 208, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 122-135

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Arc migration; Aseismic ridges; K Ar dating; Lesser Antilles; Martinique Island

Indexed keywords

ARC MIGRATION; ASEISMIC RIDGES; K-AR DATING; LESSER ANTILLES; MARTINIQUE ISLAND;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

VOLCANOES;

DISPLACEMENT; EMPLACEMENT; GEODYNAMICS; ISLAND ARC; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; OLIGOCENE; PLATE CONVERGENCE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

MARTINIQUE; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 80955166251     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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