Synthesis of the crustal structure of the transform continental margin off Ghana, northern Gulf of Guinea

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-20

  Edwards, R A ^a,c   Whitmarsh, R B ^a   Scrutton, R A ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 10044284407     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007202     Document Type: Article

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