The Argentine continental margin north of 48°S: Sedimentary successions, volcanic activity during breakup

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-25

  Hinz, K ^a   Neben, S ^a   Schreckenberger, B ^a   Roeser, H A ^a   Block, M ^a   Souza, K Goncalves De ^a   Meyer, H ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argentine continental margin; Sedimentary succession; Variability of oceanic crust; Volcanic passive margin

Indexed keywords

OCEANIC CRUST; VOLCANIC PASSIVE MARGIN;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC SURVEY; VOLCANISM;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0033081712     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(98)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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