A subducting seamount beneath the Mediterranean Ridge

Tectonophysics

Volumn 271, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 249-261

  Von Huene, R ^a   Reston, T ^a   Kukowski, N ^a   Dehghani, G A ^b   Weinrebe, W ^a   Le Pichon, X ^c   Pascal, G ^c   Lallemant, S ^c   Le Meur, D ^c   Chamot Rooke, N ^c   Loucoyannakis, M ^c   Babassilas, D ^c   Nicolich, R ^c   Cernobori, L ^c   Westbrook, G ^c   Warner, M ^c   Tay, P L ^c   Jones, K ^c   Lonergan, L ^c   Dickmann, T ^c   Fruehn, J ^c   more..

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Continental margins; Mediterranean Ridge; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITE; MESSINIAN; MIOCENE; SALT TECTONICS; SEAMOUNT; SEAMOUNTS; SUBDUCTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, BANNOCK BASIN;

EID: 0030761163     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00241-7     Document Type: Article

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