Architecture of volcanic rifted margins: New insights from the Exmouth - Gascoyne margin, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 341-363

  Direen, N G ^a   Stagg, H M J ^b   Symonds, P A ^b   Colwell, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continental breakup; Exmouth; Geophysics; Seaward dipping reflector sequences; Volcanic rifted margin; Volcanic margin transition; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GONDWANA; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; OCEANIC CRUST; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; TRANSITION ZONE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 40849100578     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090701769472     Document Type: Article

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