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Basaltic Volcanism

Basaltic Volcanism is a type of volcanic activity characterized by the eruption of low-viscosity, mafic magma rich in iron and magnesium, originating from partial melting of the upper mantle, which typically forms shield volcanoes and extensive lava flows on planetary surfaces.

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The application of a ThHfTa diagram to problems of tectonomagmatic classification and to establishing the nature of crustal contamination of basaltic lavas of the British Tertiary Volcanic Province

David A. Wood · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1980 · 2.2K citations

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Basaltic volcanism on the terrestrial planets

Basaltic Volcanism Study · 1981 · 1.7K citations

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Gradients in silicic magma chambers: Implications for lithospheric magmatism

Wes Hildreth · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1981 · 1.5K citations

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Flood Basalts and Hot-Spot Tracks: Plume Heads and Tails

Mark A. Richards, Robert A. Duncan, Vincent Courtillot · Science · 1989 · 1.3K citations

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A general mixing equation with applications to Icelandic basalts

C. H. Langmuir, Robert D. Vocke, Gilbert N. Hanson et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1978 · 997 citations

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  1. IE
    Ian E.M. Smith

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    24 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. BF
    B. F. Houghton

    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

    18 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. AA
    Alessandro Aiuppa

    University of Palermo, Italy

    16 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. GA
    Greg A. Valentine

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    16 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. FA
    Frederick A. Frey

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    15 publications · 1.3K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    54 h-index

    364 publications

    21.5K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    50 h-index

    208 publications

    15.7K citations

  3. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

    Rome, Italy

    44 h-index

    257 publications

    15.7K citations

  4. Institut de physique du globe de Paris

    Paris, France

    35 h-index

    132 publications

    8.4K citations

  5. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    34 h-index

    71 publications

    4.1K citations

  6. University of Iceland

    Reykjavik, Iceland

    33 h-index

    118 publications

    7.7K citations

  7. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    33 h-index

    69 publications

    8.4K citations

  8. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    32 h-index

    72 publications

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 175 publications · 17K citations

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  2. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

    190 publications · 11.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Petrology

    110 publications · 9.9K citations

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  4. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    98 publications · 11.6K citations

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  5. Bulletin of Volcanology

    91 publications · 5.3K citations

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