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Evidence of co-genesis of the Troodos Lavas, Cyprus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

A. P. Desmet
A. P. Desmet
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Pétrologie, Université de Nancy, France
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Summary

Petrological and geochemical features of recently discovered basalts of the Troodos Massif, Cyprus — a dyke in the Basal Group and altered pillow lavas in the Lower Pillow Lavas — suggest that all the lavas are part of a single volcanic suite.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 113 , Issue 2 , March 1976 , pp. 165 - 168
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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