Significance of magnetic and petrofabric in Karoo-feeder dykes, northern Lebombo

Tectonophysics

Volumn 513, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 96-111

  Hastie, Warwick W ^a   Watkeys, Michael K ^a   Aubourg, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility; Karoo feeder dykes; Magma flow; Northern Lebombo dyke swarm

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; DYKE EMPLACEMENT; DYKE SWARMS; KAROO FEEDER DYKES; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES; MAGMA FLOW; MAGMA FLOW DIRECTION; MAGMATIC ORIGIN; MAGNETIC FABRICS; MANTLE PLUME; PETROFABRICS; SHAPE PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; STOICHIOMETRIC MAGNETITE; TECTONIC HISTORY; THIN SECTION; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

FELDSPAR; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETISM; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; GONDWANA; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGMA; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MANTLE PLUME; MONOCLINE; PETROFABRIC; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; RIFT ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 82755189072     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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