Geochronology of Galápagos seamounts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 13689-13700

  Sinton, Christopher W ^a   Christie, David M ^a   Duncan, Robert A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOTSPOT; LAVA; LAVAS; SEAMOUNT; TERTIARY; VOLCANISM;

PACIFIC, CARNEGIE RIDGE; PACIFIC, GALAPAGOS PLATFORM;

EID: 0000412146     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00642     Document Type: Article

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