Evolution of the Louisiade triple junction

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B6, 1999, Pages 12927-12939

  Gaina, Carmen ^a   Müller, R Dietmar ^a   Royer, Jean Yves ^b,d   Symonds, Phil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC ROTATION; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

CORAL SEA; TASMAN SEA;

EID: 0033542345     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900038     Document Type: Article

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