Origin of E-MORB in a fossil spreading center: The Antarctic-phoenix Ridge, Drake Passage, Antarctica

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-199

  Choe, Won Hie ^a   Lee, Jong Ik ^a   Lee, Mi Jung ^b   Hur, Soon Do ^a   Jin, Young Keun ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antarctic phoenix ridge; E MORB; Extinction of spreading; Low degree melting; Mantle heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249028113     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02913932     Document Type: Article

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