Asymmetric lithosphere as the cause of rifting and magmatism in the Permo-Carboniferous Oslo Graben

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 223, Issue , 2004, Pages 139-156

  Pascal, Christophe ^a   Cloetingh, Sierd A P L ^a   Davies, Gareth R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; GEODYNAMICS; GRABEN; MAGMATISM; PERMIAN; RIFTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; OSLO RIFT; SCANDINAVIA;

MOHO;

EID: 3242793206     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.223.01.06     Document Type: Article

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