Continental margin off western India and Deccan Large Igneous Province

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 273-291

  Todal, Axel ^a,b   Edholm, Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Esso Norge AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; VOLCANISM;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0032232503     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004640508371     Document Type: Article

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