Application of four sets of tectonomagmatic discriminant function based diagrams to basic rocks from northwest Mexico;Aplicación de cuatro conjuntos de diagramas tectonomagmáticos basados en funciones discriminantes a rocas básicas del noroeste de México

Journal of Iberian Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 181-195

  Pandarinath, K ^a   Verma, S K ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arc; Basic rocks; Discrimination diagrams; Geochemistry; Rifting; Tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DATA SET; DIAGRAM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MAGMATISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; RIFTING; SEAWATER; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENT;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84872149825     PISSN: 16986180     EISSN: 18867995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5209/rev_JIGE.2013.v39.n1.41758     Document Type: Article

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