The lithosphere below the Rockall Trough: Wide-angle seismic evidence for extensive serpentinisation

Tectonophysics

Volumn 255, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-23

  O'Reilly, Brian M ^a   Hauser, Franz ^a   Jacob, A W Brian ^a   Shannon, Pat M ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; LITHOSPHERE; LITHOSPHERE STRUCTURE; PERIDOTITE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SERPENTINISATION; SERPENTINIZATION; UPPER MANTLE;

ATLANTIC, ROCKALL TROUGH;

EID: 0029749925     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00149-2     Document Type: Article

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