Detachment models for the formation of passive continental margins

Tectonics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 1038-1064

  Lister, G S ^a   Etheridge, M A ^a   Symonds, P A ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; DETACHMENT; PASSIVE MARGIN; PLATE BOUNDARY;

EID: 0026304276     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: 19449194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/90TC01007     Document Type: Article

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