The role of lithospheric mantle in the generation of late cenozoic basic magmas in the western united states

Journal of Petrology

Volumn Special_Volume, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 331-349

  Fitton, J G ^a   James, D ^a   Kempton, P D ^b   Ormerod, D S ^b   Leeman, W P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84960579296     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/Special_Volume.1.331     Document Type: Article

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