The Cretaceous to recent history of the southeastern Indian Ocean : the role of mantle plumes examined by geochronology and Sr, Nd, Pb and He isotopic geochemistry

• Main Author: Nicolaysen, Kirsten E
• Other Authors: Frederick A. Frey., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2001
• Subjects: Earth; Atmospheric; and Planetary Sciences; Kerguelen; Indian; Heard; McDonald Islands; Southeast Indian Ridge; Elan Bank
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60449

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, February 2001. Includes bibliographical references. Tectonically active for the past ~160 million years, the igneous basement of the Indian Ocean basin has formed due to complex interactions b...