Thermal History
- Heat from burial modest.
- Heated to 160+° by intrusion of dolerite sills, dykes and lenses during the early Jurassic, related to break up of Gondwana 180 million years ago. - the Ferrar Dolerite. Reached T of 200-300°C in places.
- Volatiles would have migrated outwards from the hot aureole, condensing when they reached rock cooler than their boiling point. This results in the "steam distillation" of the volatiles.
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