The Origin, Evolution, and Environmental Impact of Oceanic Large Igneous Provinces

Clive R. Neal, William W. Sager, Takashi Sano, Elisabetta Erba

ISBN 10: 0813725119 / ISBN 13: 9780813725116

Published by Boulder, Colorado, USA : The Geological Society of America, 2015

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vii, 339 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). The origin, evolution, and environmental impact of large igneous provinces (LIPs) represents a topic of high scientific importance because the magmatism associated with these features cannot be directly related to plate tectonics, and because the eruption of flood basalts may have global environmental consequences. Oceanic LIPs are even more poorly understood due to their relative inaccessibility. This volume takes a multidisciplinary approach to understanding LIP origin, evolution, and environmental impact in ocean basins. Papers that focus on plate tectonic reconstructions, petrologic and geophysical investigations of various LIPs, and sedimentological and micropaleontological evidence of syn-LIP sediments are presented. Precious materials and data from dredging cruises and scientific ocean drilling expeditions have made this volume possible.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Origin, Evolution, and Environmental Impact of Oceanic Large Igneous Provinces
• Publisher: Boulder, Colorado, USA : The Geological Society of America
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813725119
• ISBN 13: 9780813725116
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

"Gathers together papers focused on understanding oceanic large igneous provinces from their origin and evolution to environmental impacts. Research presented has made extensive use of dredge samples and cores collected by scientific ocean drilling. Samples from terrestrial sequences are also integrated into understanding global environmental consequences of oceanic LIPs"--