Early kinematic history of the Goban Spur rifted margin derived from a new model of continental breakup and sea-floor spreading initiation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 282, Issue , 2007, Pages 199-215

  Healy, David ^a   Kusznir, N J ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; FLOW FIELD; GRAVITY ANOMALY; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GOBAN SPUR;

EID: 34548277052     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP282.10     Document Type: Article

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