The Lebombo monocline and associated feeder dyke swarm: Diagnostic of a successful and highly volcanic rifted margin?

Tectonophysics

Volumn 468, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 42-62

  Klausen, Martin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dyke swarm; Karoo large igneous province; Lava pile; Magmatic rifting; Volcanic rifted margin

Indexed keywords

DYKE SWARM; KAROO LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LAVA PILE; MAGMATIC RIFTING; VOLCANIC RIFTED MARGIN;

FEEDING; MINERALS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PILES; VOLCANOES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LAVA; MAGMA CHAMBER; MONOCLINE; RIFTING;

AFRICA; ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND; INDIAN OCEAN; KAROO; MOZAMBIQUE; OLIFANTS RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 62249128070     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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