Magmatism and rifting in Western and Central Africa, from Late Jurassic to Recent times

Tectonophysics

Volumn 213, Issue 1-2, 1992, Pages 203-225

  Wilson, Marjorie ^a   Guiraud, Rene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; HOT SPOT; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; MESOZOIC; RIFTING;

AFRICA;

EID: 0027066713     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(92)90259-9     Document Type: Article

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