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Comment on “Crustal contributions to arc magmatism in the Andes of Central Chile” by W. Hildreth and S. Moorbath

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Stern, C.R. Comment on “Crustal contributions to arc magmatism in the Andes of Central Chile” by W. Hildreth and S. Moorbath. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 108, 241–246 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00307341

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