Gas Fluxes from Flood Basalt Eruptions

2005/12/01 by Stephen Self, T. Thórdarson, Mike Widdowson · 139 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Citation #Computer science #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #History #Library science #Media studies #Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena #Sociology #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.2113/gselements.1.5.283

published in Elements 1(5), 283-287 (Mineralogical Society of America)

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Abstract

Large igneous provinces record major outpourings of igneous rocks, both on the continents and in ocean basins. Their origin is still vigorously disputed, with models invoking mantle plumes, thermal effects of the lithosphere, and meteorite impacts. The environmental consequences are also hotly debated: some argue that voluminous flood basalt volcanism triggered catastrophic changes to the global climate and mass extinctions, whereas others believe their effects to be much less significant.

Citations

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