Along and across arc geochemical variations in NW Central America: Evidence for involvement of lithospheric pyroxenite

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 459-491

  Heydolph, Ken ^a   Hoernle, Kaj ^a,b   Hauff, Folkmar ^b   Bogaard, Paul van den ^a,b   Portnyagin, Maxim ^b   Bindeman, Ilya ^c   Garbe Schönberg, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; HAFNIUM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAVA; LEAD ISOTOPE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OCEANIC CRUST; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TEPHRA; TRACE ELEMENT;

EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; HONDURAS; NICARAGUA;

EID: 84859265929     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.01.035     Document Type: Article

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