Petrogenesis of Cenozoic volcanic rocks in the NW sector of the Gharyan volcanic field, Libya

Lithos

Volumn 155, Issue , 2012, Pages 218-235

  Lustrino, Michele ^a,b   Cucciniello, Ciro ^c   Melluso, Leone ^c   Tassinari, Colombo C G ^d   dè Gennaro, Roberto ^c   Serracino, Marcello ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agpaitic; Gharyan; Libya; Petrogenesis; Phonolite; Trachyte

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN PLATE; CENOZOIC; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; MIOCENE; PETROGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY; PHONOLITE; PLIOCENE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RIFT ZONE; TRACHYTE;

GHARYAN VOLCANIC FIELD; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA;

TRACHYTES;

EID: 84870056861     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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