Early Cretaceous Basalt and Picrite Dykes of the Southern Etendeka Region, NW Namibia: Windows into the Role of the Tristan Mantle Plume in Paraná–Etendeka Magmatism
(2001)
Journal Article
Thompson, R., Gibson, S., Dickin, A., & Smith, P. (2001). Early Cretaceous Basalt and Picrite Dykes of the Southern Etendeka Region, NW Namibia: Windows into the Role of the Tristan Mantle Plume in Paraná–Etendeka Magmatism. Journal of Petrology, 42(11), 2049-2081. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/42.11.2049
Abundant dykes in the southern Etendeka region, NW Namibia, mostly contain 8–20% MgO. Almost all can be allocated to previously described Early Cretaceous magma types. Horingbaai-type basalts–picrites occur up to 120 km inland. Some have superficiall... Read More about Early Cretaceous Basalt and Picrite Dykes of the Southern Etendeka Region, NW Namibia: Windows into the Role of the Tristan Mantle Plume in Paraná–Etendeka Magmatism.