Revised definition of large igneous provinces (LIPs)
Much has been learned about Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and their database greatly
expanded since their first formal categorization in the early 1990s. This progress provides an …
expanded since their first formal categorization in the early 1990s. This progress provides an …
An olivine-free mantle source of Hawaiian shield basalts
More than 50 per cent of the Earth's upper mantle consists of olivine and it is generally
thought that mantle-derived melts are generated in equilibrium with this mineral. Here …
thought that mantle-derived melts are generated in equilibrium with this mineral. Here …
IUGS reclassification of the high-Mg and picritic volcanic rocks
MJ Le Bas - Journal of Petrology, 2000 - academic.oup.com
The 1989 IUGS classification of the igneous rocks for the high-Mg and picritic volcanic rocks
has been revised. Instead of an 18 wt% MgO minimum limit being applied for all high-Mg …
has been revised. Instead of an 18 wt% MgO minimum limit being applied for all high-Mg …
Recent hotspot volcanism on Venus from VIRTIS emissivity data
SE Smrekar, ER Stofan, N Mueller, A Treiman… - Science, 2010 - science.org
The questions of whether Venus is geologically active and how the planet has resurfaced
over the past billion years have major implications for interior dynamics and climate change …
over the past billion years have major implications for interior dynamics and climate change …
Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution of the northwestern Yangtze craton, South China: implications for amalgamation and break-up of the Rodinia Supercontinent
W Ling, S Gao, B Zhang, H Li, Y Liu, J Cheng - Precambrian Research, 2003 - Elsevier
Three suites of Neoproterozoic igneous rocks (the Xixiang arc volcanic rocks, the
Tiechuanshan bimodal basalt–rhyolite succession and the Wangjiangshan Gabbro) along …
Tiechuanshan bimodal basalt–rhyolite succession and the Wangjiangshan Gabbro) along …
Petrogenesis and metallogenesis of the Taihe gabbroic intrusion associated with Fe–Ti-oxide ores in the Panxi district, Emeishan Large Igneous Province, southwest …
The Taihe layered gabbro intrusion in the northernmost part of the Panxi district in southwest
China is part of the 260 million year old Emeishan Large Igneous Province. This intrusion …
China is part of the 260 million year old Emeishan Large Igneous Province. This intrusion …
Mantle-derived magmas and magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits
Abstract Magmatic Fe-Ni-Cu±platinum-group element (PGE) sulfide deposits form when
mantle-derived mafic and ultramafic magmas become saturated in sulfide and segregate …
mantle-derived mafic and ultramafic magmas become saturated in sulfide and segregate …
The anatomy of Continental Flood Basalt Provinces: geological constraints on the processes and products of flood volcanism
DA Jerram, M Widdowson - Lithos, 2005 - Elsevier
The internal architecture of the immense volumes of eruptive products in Continental Flood
Basalt Provinces (CFBPs) provides vital clues, through the constraint of a chrono …
Basalt Provinces (CFBPs) provides vital clues, through the constraint of a chrono …
Transient high temperatures in mantle plume heads inferred from magnesian olivines in Phanerozoic picrites
RN Thompson, SA Gibson - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
Both scaled laboratory experiments and numerical models of terrestrial mantle plumes
produce 'balloon-on-a-string'structures, with a bulbous head followed by a stem-like tail …
produce 'balloon-on-a-string'structures, with a bulbous head followed by a stem-like tail …
Origin of Fe–Ti oxide ores in mafic intrusions: evidence from the Panzhihua intrusion, SW China
Abstract Economic concentrations of Fe–Ti oxides occur as massive, conformable lenses or
layers in the lower part of the Panzhihua intrusion, Emeishan Large Igneous Province, SW …
layers in the lower part of the Panzhihua intrusion, Emeishan Large Igneous Province, SW …