Magmatic processes at the volcanic front of Central Mexican Volcanic Belt: Sierra de Chichinautzin volcanic field (Mexico)

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-60

  Velasco Tapia, Fernando ^a   Verma, Surendra P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Direct modelling; Extension; Geochemistry; Inverse modelling; Isotopes; Multi dimensional discrimination diagrams; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MANTLE STRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANOLOGY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SIERRA CHICHINAUTZIN VOLCANIC FIELD; TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT;

EID: 84872195164     PISSN: 13000985     EISSN: 1303619X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/yer-1104-9     Document Type: Article

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