Nature of the continent-ocean transition zone along the southern Australian continental margin: A comparison of the Naturaliste Plateau, SW Australia, and the central Great Australian Bight sectors

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 282, Issue , 2007, Pages 239-263

  Direen, Nick G ^a   Borissova, I ^b   Stagg, H M J ^b   Colwell, J B ^b   Symonds, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DETACHMENT FAULT; GRAVITY; HYDRATION; MAGNETIC METHOD; OCEAN-CONTINENT TRANSITION; OCEANIC CRUST; PERIDOTITE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STRAIN RATE; TRANSITION ZONE;

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT; INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN PLATEAU;

EID: 34548292025     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP282.12     Document Type: Article

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