Evidence for a volcanic rifted margin and oceanic crustal structure for the Falkland Plateau Basin

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 889-900

  Barker, P F ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Falkland; Geophysical surveys; Gondwana; Karoo; Passive margins

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GONDWANA; OCEANIC CRUST; PASSIVE MARGIN; RIFT ZONE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032701574     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.5.0889     Document Type: Article

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