Is the Lower Duarte Igneous Complex (Hispaniola) a Remnant of the Caribbean Plume-Generated Oceanic Plateau?

Eleven samples of metapicrites, metaankaramites, diabases, and cumulates of the lower Duarte Complex in central Hispaniola were analyzed for major, trace element, and Nd-Sr isotopic compositions. The picrites are plagioclase-free and rich in phenocrysts of clinopyroxene and olivine pseudomorphs. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of geology 1997-01, Vol.105 (1), p.111-120
Hauptverfasser:	Lapierre, Henriette, Dupuis, Vincent, de Lépinay, Bernard Mercier, Tardy, Marc, Ruíz, Joaquín, Maury, René C., Hernandez, Jean, Loubet, Michel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Basalt Geochemistry Geological Notes Geology Lava Oceanic plateaus Olivine Plagioclase Plateaus Rocks Tectonics
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