ISSN:
1420-9136
Keywords:
West Greenland
;
New Zealand
;
Crustal thinning
;
Crustal melting
;
Lava pile
;
Bouguer anomalies
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A model of the lithostatic control of the ascent of magma, described in Part I (this volume), is tested against data from the Upper Cretaceous-Lower Tertiary sedimentary and volcanic region of central West Greeland: the thickness of sedimentary rock; the thickness of the pillow breccias; the total thickness of the lava pile; the depth of the post volcanic paleosurface. The local development is largely determined by a single parameter, the proportion of crustal thinning, and requires a magma source at 75 km depth with differentiation at 11 km depth. The model is applied in outline to the development of continental and orogenic volcanism in New Zealand.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00879731
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