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- surface expression of magmatism. Magmatism is one of the main processes responsible for mountain formation. The nature of magmatism depends on the tectonic...
- anorogenic magmatism is the formation, intrusion or eruption of magmas not directly connected with orogeny (mountain building). Anorogenic magmatism occurs...
- effect on magmatism. They can either induce magmatism, act as a conduit to magmatism and magmatic flow, or block magmatic flow. In contrast, magmatism can also...
- Serial magmatism is a model that requires basaltic magma to erupt and intrude repeatedly into a pre-existing crust. Regarding the Moon, the magma would...
- was characterized by producing an "initial magmatism", which in some cases corresponded to ophiolitic magmatism. With respect to oceanic basins, Kober held...
- Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-6148-0. White, R. S.; McKenzie, D. P. (1989). "Magmatism at rift zones: The generation of volcanic continental margins and flood...
- the crust, but there are two main hypotheses: plume magmatism and rift upwelling. The plume magmatism theory is based on observations that most large igneous...
- The Spitzkoppe of Namibia, a 670-metre (2,200 ft) granite peak formed by early Cretaceous rifting and magmatism....
- "Late Cretaceous India-Madagascar fit and timing of break-up related magmatism". Terra Nova. 12 (5): 220–224. Bibcode:2000TeNov..12..220T. doi:10.1046/j...
- development of new convergent plate boundaries and continental-margin arc magmatism along its margins that helped drive up global temperatures. Laurentia...