Branching sheeted dikes and seafloor spreading within an early proterozoic intra-arc basin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 24917-24929

  Dann, Jesse C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYKE; OPHIOLITE; PROTEROZOIC; SEA FLOOR SPREADING;

EID: 0031410284     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02161     Document Type: Article

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