Contrasted interactions between plume, upper mantle, and lithosphere: Foundation chain case

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2001, Pages

  Maia, Marcia ^a   Hémond, Christophe ^a   Gente, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Hotspot; interaction; lithosphere; ridge; upper mantle

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CHAINS; FOUNDATIONS; ISOTOPES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

HOT SPOT; INTERACTION; LITHOSPHERE; RIDGE; UPPER MANTLE;

VOLCANOES;

EID: 0003248565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GC000117     Document Type: Article

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