Magmatism at the west Iberia non-volcanic rifted continental margin: Evidence from analyses of magnetic anomalies

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 706-730

  Russell, S M ^a   Whitmarsh, R B ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magmatism; Magnetic anomalies; Rifted margin; West Iberia

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL PLAIN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MAGMATISM; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIZATION; RIFTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0141633874     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01999.x     Document Type: Article

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