Enigmatic formation of the Norfolk Basin, SW Pacific: A plume influence on back-arc extension

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Sdrolias, Maria ^a   Müller, R Dietmar ^a   Mauffret, Alain ^b   Bernardel, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back arc basin; Norfolk Basin; Plume; SW Pacific; Tonga Kermadec Trench

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744805161     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000643     Document Type: Article

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