Subduction of diverging plates and the principles of slab window formation

Tectonophysics

Volumn 255, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 47-63

  Thorkelson, Derek J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVERGING PLATE; PLATE TECTONICS; SLAB WINDOW; SPREADING RIDGE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRENCH;

EID: 0029729670     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00106-9     Document Type: Article

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