Large igneous provinces: Crustal structure, dimensions, and external consequences

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 1-36

  Coffin, Millard F ^a   Eldholm, Olav ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL FLOOD BASALT; MAGMATISM; MANTLE CIRCULATION; OCEANIC PLATEAU; PASSIVE MARGIN;

EID: 0028193262     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/93RG02508     Document Type: Review

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265. The Hikurangi Plateau
266. Ridges, hotspots and their interaction as observed in seismic velocity maps
267. Chemical geodynamics
268. Traps of the Siberian platform