Middle Permian plume-related magmatism of the Hawasina Nappes and the Arabian Platform: Implications on the evolution of the Neotethyan margin in Oman

Tectonics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Maury, René C ^a   Béchennec, François ^b   Cotten, Joseph ^a   Caroff, Martial ^a   Cordey, Fabrice ^c   Marcoux, Jean ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b Bureau de Rech Geologique/Minieres ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Arabian Platform; Hawasina Nappes; Middle Permian; Neotethys; Oman; Plume related basalts

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; PASSIVE MARGIN; PERMIAN; PILLOW LAVA; TETHYS;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

EID: 1842585031     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002TC001483     Document Type: Article

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