Late Jurassic rifting along the Australian North West Shelf: Margin geometry and spreading ridge configuration

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-39

  Heine, Christian ^a   Muller R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argo Abyssal Plain; Gascoyne Abyssal Plain; North West Shelf; Plate margin; Plate tectonics

Indexed keywords

JURASSIC; RIFTING;

AUSTRALIAN NORTHWEST SHELF; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 22944469380     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500100077     Document Type: Article

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