Record of massive upwellings from the Pacific large low shear velocity province

 

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Auteurs: Madrigal Quesada, María Del Pilar, Gazel Dondi, Esteban, Flores Reyes, Kennet Eduardo, Bizimis, Michael, Jicha, Brian
Format: artículo original
Date de publication:2016
Description:Large igneous provinces, as the surface expression of deep mantle processes, play a key role in the evolution of the planet. Here we analyse the geochemical record and timing of the Pacific Ocean Large Igneous Provinces and preserved accreted terranes to reconstruct the history of pulses of mantle plume upwellings and their relation with a deep-rooted source like the Pacific large low-shear velocity Province during the Mid-Jurassic to Upper Cretaceous. Petrological modelling and geochemical data suggest the need of interaction between these deep-rooted upwellings and mid-ocean ridges in pulses separated by ∼10-20 Ma, to generate the massive volumes of melt preserved today as oceanic plateaus. These pulses impacted the marine biota resulting in episodes of anoxia and mass extinctions shortly after their eruption.
Pays:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/73699
Accès en ligne:https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13309
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/73699
Mots-clés:Geochemistry
Pacific Ocean
Plate tectonic