A segment of sea-floor spreading in the central Red Sea: basalts from the Nereus Deep (23 ° 00′-23 ° 20′N)

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-114

  Antonini, P ^a   Petrini, R ^a   Contin, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

RED SEA, NEREUS DEEP;

EID: 0032124684     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(98)00049-9     Document Type: Article

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