Lower-crustal intrusion on the North Atlanticcontinental margin

When continents break apart, the rifting is sometimes accompaniedby the production of large volumes of molten rock. The totalmelt volume, however, is uncertain, because only part of it haserupted at the surface. Furthermore, the cause of the magmatism isstill disputed—specifically, whether or not it...

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Main Authors: White, R., Smith, L., Roberts, A., Christie, P., Kusznir, N., Healy, David, Spitzer, R., Chappell, A., Eccles, J., Fletcher, R., Hurst, N., Lunnon, Z., Parkin, C., Tymms, V.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26760