Rock magnetic stratigraphy of a mafic layered sill: A key to the Karoo volcanics plumbing system

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 75-92

  Maes, S M ^a   Ferre E C ^b   Tikoff, B ^a   Brown, P E ^a   Marsh, J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AMS; gabbro; Insizwa; Karoo; magnetic susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETITE; OLIVINE; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; ROCKS;

GABBRO; MAGNETIC FOLIATION; MAGNETIC LINEATION; PYROXENE;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; GABBRO; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS;

AFRICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 43049129276     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.07.038     Document Type: Article

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