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Schellekens 1991
Schellekens, J.H. (1991). Late Jurassic to Eocene geochemical evolution of volcanic rocks in Puerto Rico. Geophysical Research Letters 18: doi: 10.1029/91GL00398. issn: 0094-8276.

The Late Jurassic to Eocene deformed volcanic, volcaniclastic and sedimentary rocks of Puerto Rico are divided into three igneous provinces, the southwestern, central, and northeastern igneous province. Based on the stratigraphic position approximate ages could be assigned to the flow rocks in these provinces. Ba/Nb and La/Sm diagrams are presented to illustrate the origin and evolution of the flow rocks. The oldest rock in the southwestern province may include MORB. Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks in the central and northeastern province have low Ba/Nb and La/Sm, that are interpreted as an early island arc stage, with none or only minor contribution of slab-derived material. The Late cretaceous to Eocene volcanic rocks have a wide range of values for the Ba/Nb and La/Sm that are interpreted as the result of admixture of a variable amount of slab-derived material. The Maricao Basalt (Maastrichtian to Eocene) in the southeastern igneous province has the geochemical signature of magmas formed in an extensional setting. ¿American Geophysical Union 1991

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Mineralogy, Petrology, and Rock Chemistry, Chemical evolution, Mineralogy, Petrology, and Rock Chemistry, Igneous petrology, Mineralogy, Petrology, and Rock Chemistry, Minor and trace element composition
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Geophysical Research Letters
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