Margin segmentation and volcano-tectonic architecture along the volcanic margin off Argentina/Uruguay, South Atlantic

Marine Geology

Volumn 244, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 46-67

  Franke, D ^a   Neben, S ^a   Ladage, S ^a   Schreckenberger, B ^a   Hinz, K ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argentina; breakup; margin segmentation; reflection seismology; rifting; sedimentary basin; South Atlantic; volcanic passive margin

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; MARGIN SEGMENTATION; REFLECTION SEISMOLOGY; SEAWARD DIPPING REFLECTORS (SDR); SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SOUTH ATLANTIC; VOLCANIC PASSIVE MARGIN;

DATA ACQUISITION; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; DECOMPRESSION; FRACTURE ZONE; PASSIVE MARGIN; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SURF ZONE; TRANSFER ZONE; TRANSIENT FLOW; VOLCANIC LANDFORM; VOLCANISM;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

EID: 34548490495     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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