Small-scale continental flood basalts are a global phenomenon characterized by regular spatio-temporal distributions. However, no genetic mechanism has been proposed to explain the visible but overlooked distribution patterns of these continental basaltic volcanism. Here we present a case study from eastern China, combining major and trace element analyses with Ar-Ar and K-Ar dating to show tha...

Four sites (953−956) were drilled north and south of Gran Canaria during Leg 157. The penetrated pelagic and volcaniclastic sediments can be identified by their different chemical compositions. This paper focuses on the volcaniclastic deposits that were logged in Holes 953C, 955A, and 956B. The sediments in these holes are mainly composed of hemipelagic, fine-grained nannofossil oozes with inte...