Conodont colour alteration adjacent to a volcanic plug, Canning Basin, Western Australia

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Created 20/01/2025

Updated 20/01/2025

The colour change of conodonts adjacent to a small volcanic plug in the Canning Basin, Western Australia suggests that the temperature of the liquid melt exceeded 600 °C. The limit of the thermal effects of the intrusion appears to be about one metre into the surrounding carbonate sediments.

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Title Conodont colour alteration adjacent to a volcanic plug, Canning Basin, Western Australia
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/cc76906c-f7db-4708-9a64-34bdd2eb6374
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[125.4, -18.0], [125.5, -18.0], [125.5, -17.9], [125.4, -17.9], [125.4, -18.0]]]}
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