Preserved extent of Jurassic flood basalt in the South Georgia Rift: A new interpretation of the J horizon

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-170

  Heffner, David M ^a   Knapp, James H ^a   Akintunde, Olusoga M ^a   Knapp, Camelia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL ATLANTIC MAGMATIC PROVINCES; COASTAL PLAIN; EASTERN NORTH AMERICA; FLOOD BASALT; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; JURASSIC; REANALYSIS; RIFT BASIN; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC DATAS; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SHORT PERIODS; SOUTH GEORGIA; TRIASSIC;

SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY;

BASALT;

COASTAL PLAIN; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; FLOOD BASALT; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; JURASSIC; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SILL; TRIASSIC;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN; SOUTH GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858132235     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32638.1     Document Type: Article

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