Seychelles alkaline suite records the culmination of Deccan Traps continental flood volcanism

Lithos

Volumn 182-183, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-47

  Owen Smith, T M ^a   Ashwal, L D ^a   Torsvik, T H ^a,b,c   Ganerod M ^c   Nebel, O ^d   Webb, S J ^a   Werner, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkaline magmatism; Deccan Traps; Isotope geochemistry; R union mantle plume; Seychelles

Indexed keywords

DECCAN TRAPS; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE SOURCE;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION; SEYCHELLES;

EID: 84885739354     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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