Seamount volcanism at the super slow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge between 57°E and 70°E

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-102

  Mendel, Véronique ^a   Sauter, Daniel ^a  

^a URA 323 CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

BATHYMETRIC DATA; HIGH RESOLUTION; MANTLE TEMPERATURES; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; PARTIAL MELTING; SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE; SPATIAL DENSITIES; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; HEAT FLOW; MANTLE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEAMOUNT; VOLCANISM; AXIAL VALLEY; MAGMA PRODUCTION; MID OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; SEAMOUNTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; RODRIGUEZ TRIPLE JUNCTION; SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE; SOUTHWEST INDIA RIDGE;

EID: 0030838959     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0099:SVATSS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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