Microplate rotation in northeast Brazil during South Atlantic rifting: Analogies with the Sinai microplate

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1115-1118

  Szatmari, Peter ^a   Milani, Edison J ^a  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAK-UP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EARLY CRETACEOUS; MICROPLATE ROTATION; NORTHEAST BRAZIL; RIFT PROPAGATION; TRANSFORM MARGIN; TRANSVERSE SHEAR;

GEOLOGY;

BLOCK ROTATION; CRETACEOUS; RIFTING; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033495259     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<1115:MRINBD>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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