Phanerozoic Large Igneous Provinces

A Comparative Approach
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-31700-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Phanerozoic Large Igneous Provinces: A Comparative Approach offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricacies of large igneous provinces (LIPs) by adopting a multidisciplinary approach that unravels the geological, thermal, and biological repercussions of LIP formation. The rapid emplacement of these provinces, often associated with continental break-up, mineral deposits, and mass extinctions remains a subject of intense debate. This book presents an accessible, yet detailed, analysis of several Phanerozoic LIPs, strategically selected for their scientific significance, and arranged chronologically. It provides a foundational reference for LIPs, utilizing a chapter-wide template to facilitate comparisons of crucial aspects and processes.

Users will find comprehensive knowledge on over 20 important LIPs, including historical context and uniqueness, geological background, physical characteristics and formations, age and geochronology, mineralogy, and synthesis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shellnutt, Gregory

Denyszyn, Steve

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
2. Central Iapetus Large Igneous Province
3. Kalkarindji flood basalts
4. Viluy Flood Basalts
5. Northern Appalachians Late Silurian-Early Devonian LIP
6. Maritimes Basin Basalts
7. Oslo Graben flood basalts
8. Panjal Traps
9. Tarim Large Igneous Province
10. Emeishan Large Igneous Province
11. Siberian Traps
12. Central Atlantic Magmatic Province
13. Karoo-Ferrar Large Igneous Province
14. Parana-Etendeka Large Igneous Province
15. Ontong-Java Oceanic Plateau
16. Kerguelen Oceanic Plateau
17. Rajmahal Traps
18. High Arctic Large Igneous Province
19. Caribbean Plateau
20. Late Cretaceous Madagascar flood basalts
21. Deccan Traps
22. North Atlantic Tertiary Province
23. Northern Cordillera Late Paleocene-Early Eocene LIP
24. Ethiopian Traps
25. Columbia River flood basalts
26. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Shellnutt, Gregory
J. Gregory Shellnutt is a Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University. His research focuses on the geochemistry and geochronology of magmatic rocks from large igneous provinces, Precambrian mafic dyke swarms, the Central African Orogenic Belt, and the Appalachian Orogeny. He was awarded Young Scientist awards from the Mineralogical Association of Canada and Academia Sinica, the Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) Outstanding Research Award in 2015 and 2022, and the Ma Ting Ying and Wang Hanzhuo awards from the Geological Society of Taiwan. Greg is currently the Co-Editor-in Chief of Lithos, Associate Editor of Journal of the Geological Society of India, and editorial board member of Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Earth Sciences.

Denyszyn, Steve
Steven W. Denyszyn is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Earth Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Previous affiliations include the University of Toronto, the Berkeley Geochronology Center, and the University of Western Australia. He primarily uses high-precision U-Pb geochronology to study the timing and rates of igneous processes, particularly large igneous provinces and magmatic ore deposits, as well as mass extinctions, paleocontinental reconstructions, and tectonics.