Crustal structure of the Southwest Indian Ridge at the Atlantis II Fracture Zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B11, 2000, Pages 25809-25828

  Muller, M R ^a,c   Minshull, T A ^b   White, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ANGLO AMERICAN PLC   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FRACTURE ZONE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SPREADING CENTER;

INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE;

EID: 0034520836     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900262     Document Type: Article

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