Continental geotherm and the evolution of rifted margins

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-136

  Reston, Tim J ^a   Morgan, Jason Phipps ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breakup; Geotherm; Mantle; Melting; Rifting; Unconformity

Indexed keywords

AMAGMATIC RIFTS; ASTHENOSPHERE;

MELTING; OCEANOGRAPHY; THERMAL PLUMES; VOLCANOES;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; MANTLE PROCESS; MELTING; RIFT ZONE; UPWELLING;

EID: 0344509104     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G19999.1     Document Type: Article

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