Age of the Ponta Grossa dike swarm (Brazil), and implications to Paraná flood volcanism

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 199-211

  Renne, Paul R ^a   Deckart, Katja ^b   Ernesto, Marcia ^c   Féraud, Gilbert ^b   Piccirillo, Enzo M ^d  

^a BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dike swarms; Flood basalts; Geochronology; Mesozoic; Parana Basin

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; CRETACEOUS; DYKE SWARM; FLOOD BASALT;

BRAZIL, PARANA BASIN;

EID: 0030436653     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821x(96)00155-0     Document Type: Article

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