Extensional faulting and caldera collapse in the axial region of fast spreading ridges: Analog modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B2, 2001, Pages 2005-2015

  Lagabrielle, Yves ^a,b   Garel, Erwan ^a   Dauteuil, Olivier ^c   Cormier, Marie Hélène ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SPREADING CENTER; VOLCANO;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035074970     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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