Mantle plumes : their identification through time / edited by Richard E. Ernst and Kenneth L. Buchan.
| Other author | Ernst, Richard E. |
| Other author | Buchan, Kenneth L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boulder, Colo. : Geological Society of America, 2001. |
| Description | iv, 593 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Special paper ; 352 Special papers (Geological Society of America) 352. ^A20279 |
| Contents | Identification of ancient mantle plumes / Ian H. Campbell -- Cenozoic plume evolution and flood basalts in Yemen / Martin Menzies, Joel Baker, and Gilles Chazot -- Intraplate magmatism related to short-wavelength convective instabilities in the upper mantle / Marjorie Wilson and Robert Patterson -- Large igneous provinces / Millard F. Coffin and Olava Eldholm -- Location of mantle-plume centers during the initial stages of Gondwana breakup / Bryan C. Storey, Philip T. Leat, and Julie K. Ferris -- Large flow fields on Venus / Kari P. Magee and James W. Head -- Contractional effects of mantle plumes on Earth, Mars, Venus / Daniel Mège and Richard E. Ernst -- Uniformitarian plume tectonics / Daniel Mège -- Concentric dikes on the flanks of Pavonis Mons / Laurent G.J. Montési -- Elevation as indicator of mantle-plume activity / A.M. Celâl Şengör -- Sedimentary record of mantle-plume uplift / Robert H. Rainbird and Richard E. Ernst -- Use of mafic dike swarms in identifying and locating mantle plumes / Richard E. Ernst and Kenneth L. Buchan -- Carbonatites / Keith Bell -- Deep-mantle plumes and ore deposits / Don Schissel and Ross Smail -- Oceanic upwelling and mantle-plume activity / Dallas Abbott and Ann Isley -- Archean mantle plumes / Kirsty Y. Tomlinson and Kent C. Condie -- Oldest continental and oceanic plateaus / Nicholas Arndt, Gudrun Bruzak, and Thomas Reischmann -- Rifts of the world / A.M. Celâl Şengör and Boris A. Natal'in -- Large mafic magmatic events through time and links to mantle-plume heads / Richard E. Ernst and Kenneth L. Buchan. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 00052071 |
| ISBN | 0813723523 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QE527.7 .M36 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |