Formation and evolution of the western Indian Ocean as evidenced by the Masirah ophiolite: A review

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 349, Issue , 2000, Pages 525-536

  Peters, Tjerk ^a  

^a Mineralogisch petrologisches Institut   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATION MECHANISM; GABBRO; JURASSIC; LOWER CRUST; MARINE SEDIMENT; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 35148843187     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2349-3.525     Document Type: Review

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