The Pelona-Pico Duarte basalts Formation, Central Hispaniola: an on-land section of Late Cretaceous volcanism related to the Caribbean large igneous province

The Pelona-Pico Duarte basalts Formation, Central Hispaniola: an on-land section of Late Cretaceous volcanism related to the Caribbean large igneous province

Located in Central Hispaniola, the Pelona-Pico Duarte basalts Formation (Fm.) offers an opportunity to study the Late Cretaceous Caribbean large igneous province magmatism on land. It is composed by a ~2.5km-thick pile of massive and monotonous submarine flows of basalts, locally intruded by synvolc...

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Main Authors: J. ESCUDER VIRUETE, A. PÉREZ-ESTAÚN, M. JOUBERT, D. WEIS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 2011-11-01
Series:Geologica Acta
Subjects:
Caribbean large igneous province
Mantle source
Hispaniola
Caribbean plate
Online Access:https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/3717

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