Abandoned Paleocene spreading center in the northeastern Indian Ocean: Evidence from magnetic and seismic reflection data

Marine Geology

Volumn 162, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 215-224

  Krishna, K S ^a   Gopala Rao, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Abandoned spreading center; Crustal transfer; Kerguelen hotspot; Ninetyeast Ridge; Northeastern Indian Ocean; Ridge jump

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE ZONE; PALEOCENE; SPREADING CENTER; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0034651204     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00085-7     Document Type: Article

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