A Photographic Atlas of Flood Basalt Volcanism
This unique book presents hundreds of spectacular photographs of large-scale to small-scale field geological features of flood basalt volcanism from around the world. Major flood basalt provinces covered in this book include the British Palaeogene, Central Atlantic Magmatic Province, Columbia River,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Flood Basalt Landscapes
- Morphology and Architecture of Flood Basalt Lava Flows and Sequences
- Structures formed during Transport, Inflation, and Degassing of Flood Basalt Lavas
- Structures formed during Cooling and Solidification of Flood Basalt Lavas
- Subaqueous Flood Basalt Volcanism, Volcanosedimentary Associations, and Lava-Sediment Interaction
- Explosive Volcanism in Flood Basalt Provinces
- The Intrusive Sub-structure of Flood Basalt Provinces
- Igneous Processes and Magmatic Diversity in Flood Basalt Provinces
- Tectonic Deformation of Flood Basalt Provinces
- Secondary Mineralization in Flood Basalts
- Weathering and Erosion of Flood Basalt Provinces
- Glossary of Terms
- References Cited
- Suggested Reading
- Flood Basalt Index
- Author Index.