The formation and fate of large oceanic igneous provinces

Lithos

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 81-95

  Saunders, A D ^a   Tarney, J ^a   Kerr, A C ^a   Kent, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MANTLE PLUME; OCEANIC PLATEAU; TERRANE;

EID: 0029750674     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0024-4937(95)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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