Radiating 1.0 Ga Mafic Dyke Swarms of Eastern Brazil and Western Africa: Evidence of Post-Assembly Extension in the Rodinia Supercontinent?

Gondwana Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 325-332

  Correa Gomes, L C ^a,b,c   Oliveira, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Ctro Fed Ensino Tecn do E   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO SALVADOR   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mafic dykes; Palaeocontinental reconstruction; Rodinia supercontinent

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DIKE SWARM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MAFIC ROCK; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; RODINIA; THOLEIITE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0347056830     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70291-4     Document Type: Article

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