Seismic images of crust beneath Iceland contribute to long-standing debate

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Volumn 77, Issue 21, 1996, Pages

  White, R S ^a   McBride, J H ^a   Maguire, P K H ^a   Brandsdottir B ^a   Menke, W ^a   Minshull, T A ^a   Richardson, K R ^a   Smallwood, J R ^a   Staples, R K ^a  

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Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ICELAND;

EID: 1842344287     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96EO00134     Document Type: Article

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