Peraluminous igneous rocks as an indicator of thermogenic methane release from the North Atlantic Volcanic Province at the time of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Rampino, Michael R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

North Atlantic Volcanic Province; Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum; Peraluminous dacites

Indexed keywords

DACITE; IGNEOUS ROCK; METHANE; PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY; PALEOCLIMATE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 84871873529     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-012-0678-x     Document Type: Article

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