Continental flood basalts: Episodic magmatism above long-lived hotspots

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 175, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 247-256

  Johnston, Stephen T ^a   Thorkelson, Derek J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flood basalts; Hot spots; Magmatism; Mantle plumes

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; FLOOD BASALT; HOT SPOT; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; PLATE MOTION;

EID: 0034652767     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00293-9     Document Type: Article

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