Volcanism on the Rockall continental margin

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 531-536

  Barton, A J ^a   White, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental margin; Rifting; Seismic profiles; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAK-UP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL MARGINS; RIFTING; SEISMIC REFLECTION; VOLCANISM;

ATLANTIC, EDORAS BANK; ATLANTIC, HATTON BANK;

EID: 0030857976     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.3.0531     Document Type: Article

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