Mapping absolute migration of global mid-ocean ridges since 80 Ma to Present

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1061-1066

  Masalu, Desiderius C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Absolute migration; Magnetic lineations; Melt; Mid ocean ridge; Tectonics; Tomography

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LINEATION; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; TOMOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CENTRAL INDIAN RIDGE; INDIAN OCEAN; JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; MID-INDIAN RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE; SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE; SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE;

EID: 35948944252     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352047     Document Type: Article

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