Heterogeneous mantle sources feeding the volcanic activity of Mt. Karacadaĝ (SE Turkey)

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-139

  Lustrino, Michele ^a   Keskin, Mehmet ^b   Mattioli, Michele ^c   Kavak, Orhan ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^d DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Arabia; Basalt; Geochemistry; Mantle; Petrology; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; BASANITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; MINERALOGY; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ANATOLIA; ARABIAN PENINSULA; TURKEY;

EID: 84856342398     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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