The Southeast Indian Ridge between 127° and 132°40′E: Contrasts in segmentation characteristics and implications for crustal accretion

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 118, Issue , 1996, Pages 1-15

  Sempéré, Jean Christophe ^a   West, Brian P ^a   Géli, Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b IFREMER   (France)

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EID: 0442266245     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.118.01.01     Document Type: Article

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