Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions

PB Wignall - Earth-science reviews, 2001‏ - Elsevier
Comparing the timing of mass extinctions with the formation age of large igneous provinces
reveals a close correspondence in five cases, but previous claims that all such provinces …

The Central Atlantic magmatic province (CAMP): A review

A Marzoli, S Callegaro, J Dal Corso… - … World: Earth in a time of …, 2018‏ - Springer
Abstract The Central Atlantic magmatic province (CAMP) consists of basic rocks emplaced
as shallow intrusions and erupted in large lava flow fields over a land surface area in excess …

An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

Y Liu, MM Tice, ME Schmidt, AH Treiman, TV Kizovski… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
The geological units on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars, are part of a wider regional
stratigraphy of olivine-rich rocks, which extends well beyond the crater. We investigated the …

Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions: an update

DPG Bond, PB Wignall - 2014‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The temporal link between mass extinctions and large igneous provinces is well known.
Here, we examine this link by focusing on the potential climatic effects of large igneous …

[HTML][HTML] On the ages of flood basalt events

VE Courtillot, PR Renne - Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 2003‏ - Elsevier
We review available data constraining the extent, volume, age and duration of all major
Phanerozoic continental flood basalts (CFB or traps) and oceanic plateaus (OP), together …

Large igneous provinces and silicic large igneous provinces: Progress in our understanding over the last 25 years

SE Bryan, L Ferrari - GSA Bulletin, 2013‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Large igneous provinces are exceptional intraplate igneous events throughout Earth's
history. Their significance and potential global impact are related to the total volume of …

Volcanism in Iceland in historical time: Volcano types, eruption styles and eruptive history

T Thordarson, G Larsen - Journal of Geodynamics, 2007‏ - Elsevier
The large-scale volcanic lineaments in Iceland are an axial zone, which is delineated by the
Reykjanes, West and North Volcanic Zones (RVZ, WVZ, NVZ) and the East Volcanic Zone …

Atmospheric and environmental effects of the 1783–1784 Laki eruption: A review and reassessment

T Thordarson, S Self - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2003‏ - Wiley Online Library
The 1783–1784 Laki flood lava eruption in Iceland emitted∼ 122 megatons (Mt) SO2 into
the atmosphere and maintained a sulfuric aerosol veil that hung over the Northern …

Rapid magma emplacement in the Karoo large igneous province

H Svensen, F Corfu, S Polteau, Ø Hammer… - Earth and Planetary …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Understanding the dynamics of continental Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) relies on precise
dating of basaltic rocks. LIP research has traditionally focused on dating lavas, often …

Seismic volcanostratigraphy of large‐volume basaltic extrusive complexes on rifted margins

S Planke, PA Symonds, E Alvestad… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2000‏ - Wiley Online Library
Large‐volume extrusive basaltic constructions have distinct morphologies and seismic
properties depending on the eruption and emplacement environments. The presence and …