Basalt sills of the U reflector, Newfoundland basin: A serendipitous dating technique

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 985-988

  Karner, Garry D ^a   Shillington, Donna J ^b  

^a Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compaction; Early postrift magmatism; Newfoundland Basin extension; Ocean Drilling Program

Indexed keywords

BASALT SILLS; EARLY POSTRIFT MAGMATISM; MICROFOSSILS; SEAFLOOR; SPREADING MAGNETIC ANOMALIES;

BASALT; CALCITE; DRILLING; OCEANOGRAPHY; POROSITY; REFLECTION; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BASALT; CRETACEOUS; DATING METHOD; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; POROSITY; SILL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEWFOUNDLAND BASIN;

EID: 29144444275     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21971.1     Document Type: Article

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