Crustal evolution over the last 2 m.y. at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge OH-1 segment, 35°N

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B7, 2001, Pages 13269-13285

  Hosford, Allegra ^a   Lin, Jian ^a   Detrick, Robert S ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC CRUST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 0034902853     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000235     Document Type: Article

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