Temporal and structural evolution of the Early Palæogene rocks of the Seychelles microcontinent

• Published in: Scientific Reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 179 - 7
• Main Authors: Shellnutt, J. Gregory, Yeh, Meng-Wan, Suga, Kenshi, Lee, Tung-Yi, Lee, Hao-Yang, Lin, Te-Hsien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer Science and Business Media LLC 14.03.2017; Nature Publishing Group UK; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/2151/209; 704/2151/213/536; 704/2151/562; Earth science; Geology; Humanities and Social Sciences; Medicine; multidisciplinary; Polarity; Q; R; Rifting; Rocks; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Volcanic islands; Volcanoes; Seychelles; North Island; India

The Early Palæogene Silhouette/North Island volcano-plutonic complex was emplaced during the rifting of the Seychelles microcontinent from western India. The complex is thought to have been emplaced during magnetochron C28n. However, the magnetic polarities of the rocks are almost entirely reversed...