The transition from the continent to the ocean: A deeper view on the Norwegian margin

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 855-868

  Scheck Wenderoth, M ^a   Raum, T ^b   Faleide, J I ^c   Mjelde, R ^b   Horsfield, B ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; OCEAN-CONTINENT TRANSITION; RIFTING; SUBSIDENCE; UPLIFT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34547202461     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492006-131     Document Type: Article

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