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Professor Christopher Jackson

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Earth Science & Engineering

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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Location

 

1.46ARoyal School of MinesSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@inbook{Magee:2019:10.1007/978-981-13-1666-1_2,
author = {Magee, C and Ernst, RE and Muirhead, J and Phillips, TB and Jackson, C},
booktitle = {Dyke Swarms of the World: A Modern Perspective},
doi = {10.1007/978-981-13-1666-1_2},
editor = {Srivastava and Ernst and Peng},
pages = {45--85},
publisher = {Springer},
title = {Magma transport pathways in large igneous provinces: Lessons from combining field observations and seismic reflection data},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1666-1_2},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - CHAP
AB  - Large Igneous Province (LIP) formation involves the generation, intrusion, and extrusion of significant volumes (typically > 1 Mkm3) of mainly mafic magma and is commonly associated with episodes of mantle plume activity and major plate reconfiguration. Within LIPs, magma transport through Earth’s crust over significant vertical (up to tens of kilometres) and lateral (up to thousands of kilometres) distances is facilitated by dyke swarms and sill-complexes. Unravelling how these dyke swarms and sill-complexes develop is critical to: (i) evaluating the spatial and temporal distribution of contemporaneous volcanism and hydrothermal venting, which can drive climate change; (ii) determining melt source regions and volume estimates, which shed light on the mantle processes driving LIP formation; and (iii) assessing the location and form of associated economic ore deposits. Here, we review how seismic reflection data can be used to study the structure and emplacement of sill-complexes and dyke swarms. We particularly show that seismic reflection data can reveal: (i) the connectivity of and magma flow pathways within extensive sill-complexes; (ii) how sill-complexes are spatially accommodated; (iii) changes in the vertical structure of dyke swarms; and (iv) how dyke-induced normal faults and pit chain craters can be used to locate sub-vertical dykes offshore.
AU  - Magee,C
AU  - Ernst,RE
AU  - Muirhead,J
AU  - Phillips,TB
AU  - Jackson,C
DO  - 10.1007/978-981-13-1666-1_2
EP  - 85
PB  - Springer
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 9789811316654
SP  - 45
TI  - Magma transport pathways in large igneous provinces: Lessons from combining field observations and seismic reflection data
T1  - Dyke Swarms of the World: A Modern Perspective
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1666-1_2
UR  - https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-1666-1_2
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/73710
ER  -
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