Ultramafic and gabbroic exposures at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Geological mapping in the 15°N region

Tectonophysics

Volumn 279, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 193-213

  Cannat, Mathilde ^a   Lagabrielle, Yves ^b   Bougault, Henri ^c   Casey, Jack ^d   De Coutures, Nathalie ^b   Dmitriev, Leonid ^e   Fouquet, Yves ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^e VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

15 n; Gabbro; Geology; Mid atlantic ridge; Peridotite; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DREDGING; FAULT; GABBRO; GABBROS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; PERIDOTITE; TECTONICS; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS;

ATLANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 0031413145     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00113-3     Document Type: Article

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