Impact origin for the greater Ontong Java Plateau?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 218, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 123-134

  Ingle, Stephanie ^a   Coffin, Millard F ^b,c  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolide impact; Large igneous provinces; Mantle melting; Mantle plumes; Ocean Drilling Program; Ontong Java Plateau; Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

BOLIDE; EMPLACEMENT; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; IMPACT; MANTLE PLUME; MELTING; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PETROGENESIS;

ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0942267307     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00629-0     Document Type: Article

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