The volcanic geology of the Mid-Arc Island of Dominica, Lesser Antilles
Subtitle: the surface expression of an Island-Arc batholith
By: by A.L. Smith [and five others]
Series: Special paper / The Geological Society of America -- 496
Publisher: The Geological Society of America
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9780813724966
Subjects: Geology; Volcanoes; Batholiths
Description: "Using results from geological mapping, detailed stratigraphy, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry, the authors have developed a model to explain characteristics of Dominica not seen on many island arcs worldwide. The model suggests that during the Pleistocene partial melting of the island-arc crust generated a single magma body of batholithic proportions beneath the island"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.