Seismic stratigraphy and structure of the Caribbean igneous province

Tectonophysics

Volumn 283, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 61-104

  Mauffret, A ^a   Leroy, S ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Caribbean plate; Cretaceous; Ocean basins; Plateau basalts; Seismic stratigraphy; Underplating

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS PROVINCE; OCEAN BASIN; PLATEAU BASALT; PLATEAU BASIN; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; VOLCANISM;

CARIBBEAN;

EID: 0031421272     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00103-0     Document Type: Article

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