K-rich mantle metasomatism control of localization and initiation of lithospheric strike-slip faulting

Terra Nova

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 163-169

  Vaughan, Alan P M ^a   Scarrow, Jane H ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PROCESS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSTENSION; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0037931515     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.2003.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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