Mantle plume origin for the Karoo and Ventersdorp flood basalts, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 271-282

  White, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; FLOOD BASALT; LAVA; MANTLE PLUME;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031403476     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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