Fe-Ti basalts and propagating-rift tectonics in the Josephine Ophiolite

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 771-787

  Harper, Gregory D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalt; Geochemistry; Ophiolite; Propagating rift; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

OPHIOLITES;

BASALT; FREEZING; LEVEES; OCEAN ENGINEERING; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

TECTONICS;

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; RIFT ZONE; SPREADING CENTER; TECTONIC SETTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043269722     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2003)115<0771:FBAPTI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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