Origin and evolution of a submarine large igneous province: the Kerguelen Plateau and Broken Ridge, southern Indian Ocean

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Frey, F.A., Coffin, M.F., Wallace, P.J., Weis, D., Zhao, X., Wise, S.W., Wahnert, V., Teagle, D.A.H., Saccocia, P.J., Reusch, D.N., Pringle, M.S., Nicolaysen, K.E., Neal, C.R., Muller, R.D., Moore, C.L., Mahoney, J.J., Keszthelyi, L., Inokuchi, H., Duncan, R.A., Delius, H., Damuth, J.E., Damasceno, D., Coxall, H.K., Borre, M.K., Boehm, F., Barling, J., Arndt, N.T., Antretter, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Kerguelen; Indian; Broken Ridge; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=210855

Oceanic plateaus form by mantle processes distinct from those farming oceanic crust at divergent plate boundaries. Eleven drillsites into igneous basement of Kerguelen Plateau and Broken Ridge, including seven from the recent Ocean Drilling Program Leg 183 (1998-99) and four from Legs 119 and 120 (1...