Review of seafloor spreading around Australia. I. synthesis of the patterns of spreading

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 373-389

  Veevers, J J ^a   Powell, C Mca ^b   Roots, S R ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian region; Pacific arc; Seafloor spreading; Tethyan ridge

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; FRACTURE ZONE; RIDGE; SEA FLOOR SPREADING; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TETHYS;

AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC;

EID: 0026272653     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099108727979     Document Type: Article

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