Older crust underlies Iceland

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 672-676

  Foulger, G R ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crust; Hotspot; Iceland; Microplate; Plume

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; HOT SPOT; MANTLE PLUME; MICROPLATE;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

EID: 33646050329     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02941.x     Document Type: Article

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