During evolution of a LIP, it is likely that hydrothermal and metamorphic processes differ from those occurring in a spreading ridge environment. Therefore, another objective is to use cores of the basement and overlying sediments to assess the interaction between LIP magmatism and the surficial environment. Episodes of high magma flux during formation of a LIP may have significant impact on the Earth's hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. If you would like any of these, we are giving them away and would be pleased to send out copies. Email us to arrange shipment.
Earth history is punctuated by massive magmatic events.
Cretaceous time, in particular, is marked by voluminous and episodic basaltic magmatic events generated from the mantle, and these events appear to correlate with extreme states or rapid changes in the oceans, atmosphere, and biosphere.