The Dufek and Forrestal intrusions, Antarctica: A centre for Ferrar Large Igneous Province dike emplacement?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Ferris, Julie K ^a   Storey, Bryan C ^b   Vaughan, Alan P M ^a   Kyle, Philip R ^c   Jones, Phil C ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOMAGNETISM; IGNEOUS ROCKS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; LEVEES; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; SURVEYS;

MANTLE; AEROMAGNETIC DATA; DIKE EMPLACEMENTS; FEEDER SYSTEM; GONDWANA BREAKUPS; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES; MAGMA TRANSPORT; MANTLE PLUME; NORTHWEST CANADA;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME;

ANTARCTICA; PENSACOLA MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0042691474     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016719     Document Type: Article

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