New time constraints on dyke swarms related to the Paraná-Etendeka magmatic province, and subsequent South Atlantic opening, southeastern Brazil

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 67-83

  Deckart, Katja ^a,d   Féraud, Gilbert ^a   Marques, Leila S ^b   Bertrand, Hervé ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continental flood basalts; Dyke swarms; Paran Etendeka magmatic province; South Atlantic opening

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DYKE SWARM; FLOOD BASALT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; RIFTING;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0031597313     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(97)00038-3     Document Type: Article

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