The continent/ocean transition of the lofoten volcanic margin, N. Norway

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 189-206

  Mjelde, R ^a   Kodaira, S ^a,d   Hassan, R K ^a   Goldschmidt Rokita, A ^b   Tomita, N ^c   Sellevoll, M A ^a   Hirschleber, H B ^b   Shimamura, H ^d   Iwasaki, T ^d   Kanazawa, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENT/OCEAN TRANSITION; PASSIVE MARGIN; PASSIVE MARGINS; SEISMIC SURVEY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ATLANTIC, LOFOTEN MARGIN;

EID: 0030435019     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-3707(96)00016-6     Document Type: Article

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