Effects of initial weakness on rift architecture

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 282, Issue , 2007, Pages 443-455

  Dyksterhuis, Scott ^a   Rey, P ^a   Muller R D ^a   Moresi, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; LITHOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIFTING;

EID: 34548289942     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP282.18     Document Type: Article

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