Basement control on dyke distribution in Large Igneous Provinces: Case study of the Karoo triple junction.
Continental flood basalts consist of vast quantities of lava, sills and giant dyke swarms that are associated with continental break-up. The commonly radiating geometry of dyke swarms in these provinces is generally interpreted as the result of the stress regime that affected the lithosphere during...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier Science BV
2006
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48006 |