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Strongly potassic mafic magmas from lithospheric mantle sources during continental extension and heating; evidence from Miocene minettes of Northwest Colorado, U.S.A.

Thompson, R N; Leat, P T; Dickin, A P; Morrison, M A; Hendry, G L; Gibson, S A (1990) Strongly potassic mafic magmas from lithospheric mantle sources during continental extension and heating; evidence from Miocene minettes of Northwest Colorado, U.S.A. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 98; 2, Pages 139-153. 1990. .

AuthorsThompson, R N; Leat, P T; Dickin, A P; Morrison, M A; Hendry, G L; Gibson, S A
Year1990
TitleStrongly potassic mafic magmas from lithospheric mantle sources during continental extension and heating; evidence from Miocene minettes of Northwest Colorado, U.S.A.
SourceEarth and Planetary Science Letters. 98; 2, Pages 139-153. 1990. .
PublisherElsevier. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 1990.
Document typeSerial
ISSN0012-821X
GeoRef1990-049971
Keywordsalkaline-earth-metals; Cenozoic-; Colorado-; continental-crust; crust-; dikes-; Elkhead-Mountains; emplacement-; extension-; fractional-crystallization; genesis-; geochemistry-; heat-flow; igneous-rocks; intrusions-; isotopes-; lamprophyres-; lead-; lithosphere-; mafic-magmas; magmas-; major-elements; mantle-; metals-; minette-; Miocene-; Nd-144-Nd-143; neodymium-; Neogene-; northwestern-Colorado; plutonic-rocks; potassic-composition; rare-earths; Routt-County-Colorado; sills-; Sr-87-Sr-86; stable-isotopes; strontium-; Tertiary-; trace-elements; United-States; upper-mantle

11 samples from this reference

SampleRock nameMajorTraceIsotope
5LT180Not-given yesyesyes
US94Not-given yesyesyes
US102Not-given yesyesyes
5LT226Not-given yesyesyes
5LT268Not given yesyesyes
5LT256Not-given yesyesyes
5LT314Not given yesyes
5LT313Not-given yesyes
5LT228 yesyes
5LT230 yesyes
5LT179Not-given yesyesyes