Oceanic lithosphere 1. The origin and evolution of oceanic lithosphere: Introduction

Geoscience Canada

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 100-107

  Malpas, John ^a   Robinson, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMA; MODELS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 0031420042     PISSN: 03150941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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