Bathymetric segmentation and faulting on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 24°00'N to 24°40'N

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 118, Issue , 1996, Pages 49-60

  Allerton, Simon ^a   Searle, Roger C ^b   Murton, Bramley J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007618358     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.118.01.04     Document Type: Article

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