Sandstone dikes in dolerite sills: Evidence for high-pressure gradients and sediment mobilization during solidification of magmatic sheet intrusions in sedimentary basins

Geosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-224

  Svensen, Henrik ^a   Aarnes, Ingrid ^a   Podladchikov, Yuri Y ^a   Jettestuen, Espen ^a,b   Harstad, Camilla H ^c   Planke, Sverre ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c AGR Group   (Norway)

^d Oslo Innovation Center   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUREOLE; DIABASE; DIKE; FLUID PRESSURE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SILL; SOLIDIFICATION;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77955028424     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00506.1     Document Type: Article

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