Palaeotectonic implications of increased late Eocene-early Oligocene volcanism from South Pacific DSDP sites
Abstract:
Late Eocene-early Oligocene (42-35 Myr) sediments cored at two DSDP sites in the south-west Pacific contain evidence of a pronounced increase in local volcanic activity, particularly in close association with the Eocene-Oligocene boundary. This pulse of volcanism is coeval with that in New Zealand and resulted from the development of an Indo- Australian / Pacific Plate boundary through the region during the late Eocene. The late Eocene / earliest Oligocene was marked by widespread volcanism and tectonism throughout the Pacific and elsewhere, and by one of the most important episodes of Cenozoic climatic cooling. © 1985 Nature Publishing Group.
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1985
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Article
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Acceso restringido
Áreas de conocimiento:
- Tectónica
Áreas temáticas de Dewey:
- Geología, hidrología, meteorología
- Petrología
- Paleontología
Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible:
- ODS 13: Acción por el clima
- ODS 15: Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
- ODS 9: Industria, innovación e infraestructura