Lithospheric mantle evolution monitored by overlapping large igneous provinces: case study in southern Africa

Most of the studies on the large igneous provinces (LIPs) focus on Phanerozoic times, and in particular, thoserelated to the disruption of Pangea (e.g. CAMP, Karoo, Parana–Etendeka) while Precambrian LIPs (e.g.Ventersdorpf, Fortescue) remain less studied. Although the investigation of Precambrian LI...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jourdan, Fred, Bertrand, H., Fraud, G., Le Gall, B., Watkeys, M. K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science BV 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9580