Mechanisms of crustal growth in large igneous provinces: The north Atlantic province as a case study

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 430, Issue , 2007, Pages 747-774

  Geoffroy, Laurent ^a   Aubourg, Charles ^b   Callot, Jean Paul ^c   Barrat, Jean Alix ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

AMS; Dike swarm; Small scale convection; Traps; Volcanic margin

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; FEEDING; LEVEES; VOLCANOES;

DIKE SWARMS; HORIZONTAL STRESS; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES (LIPS); REGIONAL STRESS FIELD; SMALL-SCALE CONVECTION; TRAPS; VOLCANIC MARGIN;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ACCRETION; CONVECTION; CRUST; DIKE SWARM; GROWTH; MAGMA; MANTLE; MELTING; STRESS FIELD; UPPER CRUST; VISCOSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 62249092839     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.2430(34)     Document Type: Article

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