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Abstract The Jurassic igneous rocks of Dronning Maud Land represent Karoo flood basalt magmatism in Antarctica. Fifty years research has documented systematic differences between magmas associated with the rift-zone (Vestfjella and Ahlmannryggen) rift-shoulder (Sembberget, Kirwanveggen) settings. 189–182 Ma tholeiites were chemically diverse mainly formed compound-braided flow fields which reco...