Geophysical evidence for lithospheric delamination beneath the alboran sea and rif-betic mountains

Nature

Volumn 379, Issue 6568, 1996, Pages 785-790

  Seber, Dogan ^a   Barazangi, Muawia ^a   Ibenbrahim, Aomar ^b   Demnati, Ahmed ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH   (Morocco)

^c Off Natl Rech d'Exploitations P   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE (UPPER);

ALBORAN SEA; MOROCCO, RIF; SPAIN, BETIC CORDILLERA;

EID: 0029756259     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/379785a0     Document Type: Article

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