Detachment faulting at ocean core complexes

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 983-986

  Ranero, César R ^a   Reston, Timothy J ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

CORE COMPLEX; DETACHMENT FAULT; DETACHMENT FAULTING; MANTLE ROCKS; OCEANIC CORE-COMPLEXES; PARTIALLY EXPOSED; SLIP SURFACES;

FAULTING;

DETACHMENT FAULT; FAULTING; OCEANIC CRUST; SPREADING CENTER;

EID: 0033367951     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0983:DFAOCC>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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