Metamorphic core complex formation by density inversion and lower-crust extrusion

Nature

Volumn 411, Issue 6840, 2001, Pages 930-934

  Martinez, Fernando ^a   Goodliffe, Andrew M ^a   Taylor, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

PLUTONIC ROCKS;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; ISOSTASY; LOWER CRUST; METAMORPHIC ROCK; SHEAR ZONE; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SEA; WATER FLOW;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0035927756     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35082042     Document Type: Article

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