Emplacement of magma at shallow depth: Insights from field relationships at Allan Hills, south Victoria Land, East Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-296

  Airoldi, Giulia ^a   Muirhead, James D ^b   White, James D L ^a   Rowland, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

basalt; dykes; Ferrar LIP; intrusion mechanics; transgressive sills

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DIABASE; EMPLACEMENT; GEOMETRY; HOST ROCK; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; OVERPRESSURE;

ALLAN HILLS; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

VICTORIA GROUP;

EID: 79958861176     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102011000095     Document Type: Article

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