Gravity and aeromagnetic constraints on the extent of Cenozoic volcanic rocks within the Nefza-Tabarka region, northwestern Tunisia

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 51-68

  Jallouli, Chokri ^a   Mickus, Kevin ^b   Turki, Mohamed Moncef ^a   Rihane, Chedly ^c  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OFFICE NATIONAL DES MINES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; MAPS; PETROLOGY;

AEROMAGNETIC CONSTRAINTS;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; BOUGUER ANOMALY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LACCOLITH; MAGMATISM; MIOCENE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

NEFZA-TABARKA; TUNISIA;

EID: 0037445449     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(02)00469-9     Document Type: Article

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