Geological evolution of the East Tasman Plateau, a continental fragment southeast of Tasmania

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 597-608

  Exon, N F ^a   Hill, P J ^a   Berry, R F ^b   Crawford, A J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balleny mantle plume; Cascade Seamount; East Tasman Plateau; Plate tectonics; Reflection seismic

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBMARINE PLATEAUX;

PACIFIC, EAST TASMAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0031397624     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099708728339     Document Type: Article

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