Rea, David K. and Vallier, Tracy L. (1983): Two Cretaceous volcanic episodes in the western Pacific Ocean

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1983-062473
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Rea, David K.
Univ. Mich., Oceanogr. Program, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Vallier, Tracy L.
U. S. Geol. Surv., United States
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Two Cretaceous volcanic episodes in the western Pacific Ocean
1983
Geological Society of America Bulletin
Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO, United States
94
12
1430-1437
Stratigraphic analyses of cores from Deep Sea Drilling Project. The older episode, Aptian to Cenomanian resulted in the formation of most of the oceanic plateaus. In the younger; Santonian to Maestrichtian, several island and seamount chains formed. These volcanic events covered an area of at least 30 X 10 (super 6) km (super 2) . Possibly, the older episode was responsible for a Cretaceous sea-level high and concomitant epicontinental transgression.--Modified journal abstract.
English
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Coverage:Geographic coordinates:
North:50.0000
West:150.0000East: -150.0000
South:-10.0000
Oceanography; cores; Cretaceous; Deep Sea Drilling Project; igneous rocks; marine sediments; Mesozoic; ocean floors; oceanography; Pacific Ocean; periodicity; plateaus; provenance; pyroclastics; seamounts; sediments; volcanic rocks; volcanism; volcanology; West Pacific;
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