The timing and duration of the Karoo igneous event, southern Gondwana

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B8, 1997, Pages 18127-18138

  Duncan, R A ^a   Hooper, P R ^b   Rehacek, J ^b   Marsh, J S ^c   Duncan, A R ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD BASALT; GONDWANA; JURASSIC; KAROO IGNEOUS EVENT; VOLCANISM;

AFRICA; ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031405702     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb00972     Document Type: Article

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