The Erris Ridge: A major geological feature in the NW Irish Offshore Basins

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 503-508

  Cunningham, G A ^a   Shannon, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crust; Extension; Passive margins; Rifting; Rockall Trough

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; PASSIVE MARGIN; PASSIVE MARGINS; RIDGES; RIFTING;

ATLANTIC, ERRIS RIDGE;

EID: 0030822631     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.3.0503     Document Type: Article

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