Broad-terrane Jurassic flood basalts across northeastern North America

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 319-322

  McHone, J Gregory ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; GEOMAGNETISM; LEVEES; STRATIGRAPHY;

COASTAL PLAIN; CONTINENTAL FLOOD BASALT; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EARLY JURASSIC; EASTERN NORTH AMERICA; FLOOD BASALT; JURASSIC; SHELF BREAK; MESOZOIC;

BASALT;

DIKE; FLOOD BASALT; JURASSIC; LAVA; MAGMATISM; TERRANE; THOLEIITE; FISSURE VENT;

NORTH AMERICA; CANADA; USA;

EID: 0029750142     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0319:BTJFBA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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