Diapirism and intraplate extension: Cause or consequence?;Diapirisme et extension intraplaque : Cause ou conséquence ?

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 326, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 267-273

  Geoffroy, Laurent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Dykes; Extension; Hydraulic; Mantle diapir; Plume; Rifting

Indexed keywords

DIAPIR; INTRAPLATE RIFTING;

EID: 0031846029     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1251-8050(97)86817-6     Document Type: Article

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