Phanerozoic Large Igneous Provinces
A Comparative Approach
- 1st Edition - October 30, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Gregory Shellnutt, Steve Denyszyn
- Language: English
Phanerozoic Large Igneous Provinces: A Comparative Approach offers a comprehensive description of large igneous provinces (LIPs), presenting the geological, geophysical, and… Read more
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Description
Description
Phanerozoic Large Igneous Provinces: A Comparative Approach offers a comprehensive description of large igneous provinces (LIPs), presenting the geological, geophysical, and geochemical aspects of a selection of Phanerozoic LIPs. The formation of these magmatic provinces, often associated with rapid emplacement, continental break-up, mineral deposits, and mass extinctions, remains a subject of debate and discovery. This book provides a foundational framework by utilizing a template format to facilitate chapter-by-chapter comparisons of the salient features of LIPs. Arranged chronologically, each chapter contributes to a better understanding of large igneous provinces as a whole and allows the reader to appreciate the similarities and differences between individual LIPs. With contributions by experts on each LIP, this book equips readers with state-of-the-art information on 19 important LIPs, including descriptions of geological setting, geophysical characteristics, petrogenesis, volcanology and emplacement mechanisms, geochronology, mineralogy, as well as historical context, unique features, and syntheses. This book presents a new way of looking at LIPs and provides a valuable resource for any reader interested in these
fascinating geological phenomena.
fascinating geological phenomena.
Key features
Key features
- Provides foundational knowledge for LIPs, including perspectives on geological, geophysical, and geochemical aspects of their formation, as well as their impacts on the atmosphere and biosphere
- Presents the included LIPs chronologically and covers all LIP types (mafic continental, silicic, and oceanic)
- Provides consistent template across the book, allowing chapter-by-chapter comparisons, so that readers can easily evaluate key elements between different LIPs
Readership
Readership
Researchers, professors, mineral exploration geologists, and graduate and undergraduate students in Earth sciences including Geology, Geochronology, Planetary Science, Geochemistry, Earth Surface Processes and Rock Mechanics.
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Central Iapetus Large Igneous Province
3. Kalkarindji flood basalts
4. Viluy Flood Basalts
5. Northern Appalachians Late Silurian-Early Devonian LIP
6. Maritimes Basin Basalts
7. Oslo Graben flood basalts
8. Panjal Traps
9. Tarim Large Igneous Province
10. Emeishan Large Igneous Province
11. Siberian Traps
12. Central Atlantic Magmatic Province
13. Karoo-Ferrar Large Igneous Province
14. Parana-Etendeka Large Igneous Province
15. Ontong-Java Oceanic Plateau
16. Kerguelen Oceanic Plateau
17. Rajmahal Traps
18. High Arctic Large Igneous Province
19. Caribbean Plateau
20. Late Cretaceous Madagascar flood basalts
21. Deccan Traps
22. North Atlantic Tertiary Province
23. Northern Cordillera Late Paleocene-Early Eocene LIP
24. Ethiopian Traps
25. Columbia River flood basalts
26. Conclusions
2. Central Iapetus Large Igneous Province
3. Kalkarindji flood basalts
4. Viluy Flood Basalts
5. Northern Appalachians Late Silurian-Early Devonian LIP
6. Maritimes Basin Basalts
7. Oslo Graben flood basalts
8. Panjal Traps
9. Tarim Large Igneous Province
10. Emeishan Large Igneous Province
11. Siberian Traps
12. Central Atlantic Magmatic Province
13. Karoo-Ferrar Large Igneous Province
14. Parana-Etendeka Large Igneous Province
15. Ontong-Java Oceanic Plateau
16. Kerguelen Oceanic Plateau
17. Rajmahal Traps
18. High Arctic Large Igneous Province
19. Caribbean Plateau
20. Late Cretaceous Madagascar flood basalts
21. Deccan Traps
22. North Atlantic Tertiary Province
23. Northern Cordillera Late Paleocene-Early Eocene LIP
24. Ethiopian Traps
25. Columbia River flood basalts
26. Conclusions
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 30, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Gregory Shellnutt
J. Gregory Shellnutt is a chair professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan. His
research focuses on the geochemistry and geochronology of magmatic rocks from large igneous provinces, Precambrian
mafic dyke swarms, the Central African Orogenic Belt, and the Appalachian Orogeny. He received the Young Scientist Medal
from the Mineralogical Association of Canada and Academia Sinica (Taiwan), the National Science and Technology Council
(Taiwan) Outstanding Research Award in 2015 and 2022, and the Ma Ting Ying and Wang Hanzhuo awards from the Geological
Society of Taiwan. Greg is currently the co-editor-in-chief of Lithos, co-editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Mineralogy
and Petrology, associate editor of Journal of the Geological Society of India, and associate editor of Frontiers in Earth Sciences.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Earth Sciences National, Taiwan Normal University, TaiwanSD
Steve Denyszyn
Steven W. Denyszyn is an associate professor with the Department of Earth Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland,
Canada. His previous affiliations include the University of Toronto, the Berkeley Geochronology Center, and the University of
Western Australia. He primarily uses high-precision U-Pb geochronology to study the timing and rates of igneous processes,
particularly large igneous provinces and magmatic ore deposits, as well as mass extinctions, paleocontinental reconstructions,
and tectonics.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada