Mechanical analyses of the emplacement of laccoliths and lopoliths

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B7, 2001, Pages 13781-13792

  Zenzri, Hatem ^a   Keer, Leon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LACCOLITH; LOPOLITH;

EID: 0034910629     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000319     Document Type: Article

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