A tectonic model for the Norwegian passive margin with implications for the NE Atlantic: Early Cretaceous to break-up

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 545-550

  Lundin, E R ^a   Dore A G ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Metamorphic core complexes; NE Atlantic; Rifting; Seamounts; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; PASSIVE MARGINS; RIFTING; SEAMOUNT; SEAMOUNTS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ATLANTIC, NORWEGIAN MARGIN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 0030845299     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.3.0545     Document Type: Article

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