Late Triassic tholeiitic magmatism in Western Sicily: A possible extension of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) in the Central Mediterranean area?

Lithos

Volumn 188, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-71

  Cirrincione, R ^a   Fiannacca, P ^a   Lustrino, M ^b   Romano, V ^a   Tranchina, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lithospheric thinning; Tholeiitic magmatism; Triassic; Western Sicily

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONTINENTAL CRUST; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; FRAGMENTATION; IGNEOUS ROCK; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOWER CRUST; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; PANGAEA; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THOLEIITE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRIASSIC;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84894916211     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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