The Dufek and Forrestal intrusions, Antarctica: a centre for Ferrar Large Igneous Province dike emplacement?

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Ferris, Julie K., Storey, Bryan C., Vaughan, Alan P.M., Kyle, Philip R., Jones, Phil C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2003
• Subjects: Transantarctic Mountains; Canada; New Zealand; Pensacola Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17610/; https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2002GL016719

Newly acquired aeromagnetic data indicate the presence of a dike swarm that may have acted as a magma transport and feeder system from the plume impact site up to 3,500 km to the Ferrar Large Igneous Province (FLIP). The Dufek and Forrestal intrusions, cover approximately 6,600 km2, and may form a p...